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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
Yes, the warrior who fought wizards, ogres and various other monsters in the Roger Corman-produced 1983 sword and sorcery cult classic is back on the big screen.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Essentially, the summer is better corridor for the mega return of the green fairy-tale ogre and friends; that’s the season he’s always dwelled in.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
The researchers named the fossil Fiona after the ogre in Shrek, because its bones briefly turned green from a reaction to the glue used to protect them, reports Kenneth Chang at the New York Times.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Common fantasy races such as trolls, dwarfs, elves and ogres were originally inspired by the folktales of Europe (and are usually far removed from their original forms), but orcs are an original creation from Tolkien.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Essentially, the summer is better corridor for the mega return of the green fairy-tale ogre and friends; that’s the season he’s always dwelled in.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
The researchers named the fossil Fiona after the ogre in Shrek, because its bones briefly turned green from a reaction to the glue used to protect them, reports Kenneth Chang at the New York Times.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Common fantasy races such as trolls, dwarfs, elves and ogres were originally inspired by the folktales of Europe (and are usually far removed from their original forms), but orcs are an original creation from Tolkien.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogre
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Many of the industry’s top outfits gain their reputations from leading monster deals or jockeying for board seats at Silicon Valley’s hottest startups.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Grossman also took a page out of Monster Jam, the touring monster truck show that her company also produces.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Despite its speculative premise, the series captures the loneliness that has pervaded society since the COVID pandemic and the dread of a future in which artificial intelligence might render human interaction obsolete.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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The resulting amalgam of curious thoughts, heartfelt angst, expressions of longing or dread, make for a raw, touching saga shared by dozens of people, all seemingly looking for meaning.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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That mixture of terror and safety is the secret sauce for Mike Jubie, creator of the Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses in New York’s historic Hudson Valley.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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On the other, a vision of what life would be like without the terror group.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mike McLusky may be top dog but power can only be maintained by continuing to instill fear in his enemies.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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LeBare was awarded two Purple Heart medals for his actions against the enemy.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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But there’s one old-school hobgoblin that’s lurking around the edges of this narrative, omnipresent, repeated across a number of notable new titles, but still somehow avoiding the limelight: the witch.—
Payton McCarty-Simas,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
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Sailing teaches us that being an honorable competitor is more important than being a top competitor because while every race is there to lose, luck is the omnipresent hobgoblin.—
Conor Mastromarco,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Nov. 2024
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Anyway, as this supporter told Sky Sports, one of their bugbears is that Chelsea Dagger doesn’t actually have anything to do with Chelsea Football Club.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Low volumes of trading has been a common bugbear for foreign investors looking at investing in Tadawul.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Cowboys’ defense is bad and Denver’s is good, but all the same, a long dry spell or a continuation of the penalty plague will not end well this weekend.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Production stopped for five weeks, but that was only one plague.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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