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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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Adebayo had a monster first half with 20 points (9 for 14 shooting) and 13 boards against a team that leads the league in rebounding.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Adapted from a Japanese novel, the unusual story revolves around a spirit responsible for guiding transient souls to their next reincarnation, who embarks on a perilous mission with a young girl to prevent her being overwhelmed by her anger and transforming into a monster.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
21 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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One gets the sense, reading DuBois, that Stanton’s fervor for political action stemmed from a dread of being governed by idiots.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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At one point, Adams appeared to suggest without explanation that a terror attack could become more likely in the city if Mamdani was elected.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The victims inside Temple Israel, the congregation that had just survived a terror attack on American soil, should have been the complete and total focus.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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And yet, despite that, there had been the weight gain, just enough for the zipper on the Balenciaga to become her sworn enemy.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Locust's radars can find enemy drones up to 7 miles away, according to John Garrity, who is in charge of the program at AeroVironment.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
15 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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The family curse was alive and well.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Too much focus went on growing the club as a financial juggernaut and investing in the stadium, which went from being their savior to their curse.—
Joe Prince-Wright,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bus accidents plague Nepal’s mountain regions, due to narrow roads, poorly maintained vehicles and difficult terrain.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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When viewers first met Robby, the man was a nervous wreck, lost in inescapable memories of the ER’s plague years.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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