lamiae

variants or lamias
Definition of lamiaenext
plural of lamia

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • On the previous episode, the stars danced spooky routines as ghosts, zombies, vampires and more for Halloween Night.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Bound to the service of the Hellsing Organization, Alucard fights against fellow vampires, a crusading faction of the Vatican called the Iscariot Organization, and wannabe Nazis alongside his allies Seres Victoria and Integra Hellsing.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nas sounds hungry again, his dense, circular writing a tangle of flashbacks and evocative images of preachers rebuking demons and Yoda smoking blunts.
    Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
  • First, of course, is Nakache’s incredible resilience in the face of the demons of his past, which stem from the greater history of his country.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Kids can trick-or-treat at Calico Ghost Town shops and businesses before the sun falls and ghouls fill the park.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
  • No disrespect to Purnell, who perfectly calibrated Lucy’s intrinsic hopefulness in the first season and slowly begins to curdle it this go-round as Lucy spends more time among ghouls, raiders, cannibals, and various other feuding factions.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Eight years later, the show isn’t making viewers nostalgic or giving them nightmares.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The students allegedly experienced sleep issues, nightmares and were scared of returning to school due to the possibility of being in that room.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Our conjure drives the cinematic imagination of Americans like the hags who ride our backs during our darkest nightmares.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Lamiae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamiae. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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