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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
But the only ogre in this story is Dahl.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
More recently at the April 18 American Film Institute tribute ceremony honoring his Shrek costar Eddie Murphy in Los Angeles, Myers wore a face full of green makeup to in a cheeky tribute to his iconic ogre character.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Mike Myers walked into the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony on Saturday night dressed in full Shrek costume — green makeup, ogre ears, the whole thing — and the internet lost its mind.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
And few tributes captured that spirit quite like Myers — dressed head to toe as an ogre — standing before a room full of stars to tell the world just how much his co-star means to him.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
More recently at the April 18 American Film Institute tribute ceremony honoring his Shrek costar Eddie Murphy in Los Angeles, Myers wore a face full of green makeup to in a cheeky tribute to his iconic ogre character.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Mike Myers walked into the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony on Saturday night dressed in full Shrek costume — green makeup, ogre ears, the whole thing — and the internet lost its mind.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
And few tributes captured that spirit quite like Myers — dressed head to toe as an ogre — standing before a room full of stars to tell the world just how much his co-star means to him.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogre
Noun
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The Tribune likened the spectacle to Veeck’s version of Frankenstein’s monster.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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With venom and shrewd determination, Nicholson paints his character as a swaggering monster who milks every syllable of his dialogue with vitriolic relish.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Finding the police at our place, then, wasn’t really a surprise, and my pulse returned to its usual rhythm, oddly calmed by the fact that the dread had finally left my heart.—
Andrea Bajani,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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The prospect of voters heading to the polls in November to decide whether to give themselves a break on their property taxes has put cities in South Florida and across the state on edge, triggering alarm and dread.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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The idea of bringing Pip to the local dog park flooded me with terror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The defense argued that if jurors believe Anthony felt genuine terror and had no chance for calm reflection, then sudden passion applies, pointing to the video as evidence.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Because the Russian commanders keep attacking anyway, the Ukrainians are killing and wounding thousands of enemy soldiers, perhaps as many as 30,000, every month.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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Hunger and disease are always enemies that accompany war and sometimes can claim more lives than the fighting itself.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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This has been one of its main bugbears for years, with several engine types experimented with.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Timings, though, can often be a bugbear.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Chants laced with curses echo through Madison Square Garden.—
Albert Samaha,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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Courtside seats at Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4 will be the most expensive tickets in NBA history as the Knicks try to end their 53-year championship curse against the greatest physical force ever in basketball.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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But when human hubris introduces a linguistic plague on the creatures, the colonists must work to finally, truly understand the Indigenous population.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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The deadly plague is called Pierce’s disease.—
Seamus Bozeman
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Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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