1
as in monkeys
an appealingly mischievous person
scooped up the little imp and took him to bed
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2
as in demons
an evil spirit
a story about a crumbling mansion infested with a brood of imps
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Noun
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The same is true for other mammals such as monkeys and mice.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Adult golden monkeys, Jinbao (male) and Jindou and Jinhua (females), were transferred from Shanghai Wild Animal Park to Beauval in April 2025 as part of an international conservation and research partnership with China.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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The next chapter played well for the crowd at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino — introducing a new cast with some familiar chills and demons.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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But at this event, there was no Bobby, and there was no talk of lifelong demons.—
Jill Smolowe,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Other propaganda compared Native people to buffalo, cats, dogs, and devils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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There are sounds and shadows in the forest; the Devil, or devils, may be walking the earth.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Always fact check those ghosts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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Created by a number of its stars, Ghosts originated on the BBC in 2019, following a group of ghouls from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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Now working as a stocker, Ash accidentally unleashes undead ghouls after reading from the Necronomicon, forcing him to take up his chainsaw yet again to save humanity from the Deadites.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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The network has given a series order to Eternally Yours, a show about a family of vampires.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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While Hollywood vampires—especially those in the Twilight series—have a devoted fan base, real-life bloodsuckers aren’t so adored.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Imps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imps. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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