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as in monster
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
a horror movie filled with ogres and demons of every description
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as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
the ogre of the standardized test keeps recurring
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Recent Examples of ogre
Zendaya is also joining the ogre fun as Shrek and Fiona’s daughter, Felicia.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
He is described as a gigantic, ogre-like man who reeks of urine and is usually dribbling saliva from his overhanging bottom lip.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Just throw in some ogre and donkey ears, and you’re set.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Starring Mike Myers as a lone-wolf ogre, the film filtered familiar storybook icons through a farcical lens.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
He is described as a gigantic, ogre-like man who reeks of urine and is usually dribbling saliva from his overhanging bottom lip.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Just throw in some ogre and donkey ears, and you’re set.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Starring Mike Myers as a lone-wolf ogre, the film filtered familiar storybook icons through a farcical lens.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogre
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Labubus, which look like monsters with big eyes, sharp teeth and fur, went viral in 2025, appearing on backpacks, purses and other bags all over social media.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Universal Studios Hollywood visitors will be cast as extras in a monster movie that goes off the rails when a villainous character known as The Phantom Director unleashes Universal Monsters such as Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolf Man during the park’s Universal Fan Fest Nights.—
Jeffrey Miller,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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For its first two seasons, the show was a Cassandra, anticipating the future with dread.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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This collection hums with multiracial dread, and explores the nuances of family making outside hegemony.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Police have not declared the incident to be a terror attack, but are investigating a claim of responsibility by a group with potential links to Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Police have not declared the incident to be a terror attack, but are investigating a claim of responsibility by a group with potential links to Iran.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world, while claiming safe passage for vessels from countries other than its enemies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The inscription would have sent enemies quite an impression as it was burned into the stone with molten lead, as if daring the attackers to continue their useless advance, Live Science continues.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Timings, though, can often be a bugbear.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The turbulence created in a car’s wake is the eternal bugbear of F1 fans and rulemakers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Jessie Buckley broke the Chanel curse on Sunday while winning for her leading role in Hamnet.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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The family curse was alive and well.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.—
Jeffrey Tully,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Anthrax in early Egypt may have been one of the plagues described in the Bible.—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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