lamiae

variants or lamias
plural of lamia

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamiae
Noun
  • Where are True Blood's vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, and fairies today?
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The scene, which was not in Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book that the movie was adapted from, raised eyebrows for its brutal killings of vampires Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), as well as werewolves Seth (Booboo Stewart) and Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones).
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But vanquishing his demons against the team for which his on-field struggles were most highly publicized would be a cathartic endeavor.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • However, he is born out of the same need to release music, to release the demons that are entering his brain.
    Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Forget goblins and ghouls—being secretly watched and filmed by a stranger is one of my worst fears, especially as a solo female traveler.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Once the beyond-the-grave comeuppance arrives, this short is just standard shambling ghouls and raining blood.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The latter may scoff at the idea of a nostalgic horror movie, but anyone who's had the urge to peek through their fingers as nightmares unfold in front of them knows that fear can be both cathartic and illuminating.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The timing isn't ideal, as the Browns travel to London to face Brian Flores' Minnesota defense, whose complex, blitz-heavy schemes seem a thing of nightmares for rookie passers.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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