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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
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.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
But an industry that went from celebrating a movie about an Iranian ogre kidnapping an American woman to movies about Iranian people themselves held hostage by a tyrannical state showed exactly why cinematic choices matter.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Here, a fairy tale-level ogre in Lorincz gets the benefit of the doubt from police because of her whiteness.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
The show starts, as many anime romances do, with a childhood friendship, here between the chaotic witch-in-training Nico and the taciturn ogre Morihito.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
But an industry that went from celebrating a movie about an Iranian ogre kidnapping an American woman to movies about Iranian people themselves held hostage by a tyrannical state showed exactly why cinematic choices matter.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Here, a fairy tale-level ogre in Lorincz gets the benefit of the doubt from police because of her whiteness.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
The show starts, as many anime romances do, with a childhood friendship, here between the chaotic witch-in-training Nico and the taciturn ogre Morihito.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogre
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Who’s the best monster in (contemporary) literature?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 May 2026
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This midrange offering includes high-quality audio, advanced noise-cancelling tools, monster battery life, and is comfortable to wear for hours and hours.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
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After three seasons of almost nothing but dread and sorrow, the NBA’s most woebegone franchise, for generations, finally had a moment to celebrate.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel combs the depths of the Vistula River day and night, caught in a grueling, endless routine and torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the fragile hope that his son may still be alive.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Maika Monroe may have starred in multiple defining horror films of the last 10-plus years, from her breakout in It Follows to the recent box-office smash Longlegs, but no amount of scream-queen credits could prepare her for the gory terror of Victorian Psycho.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Trump later slapped the state-sponsor of terror designation back on at the start of his second term.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Squad and platoon leaders can quickly launch drones to scout terrain, identify enemy positions and adjust movements without waiting for external support.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The nation’s capital is crawling with right-wing enemies of Social Security who would like nothing more.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 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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As the moon meets Pluto, ultimate creative freedom can be a curse.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Baseball has always been a sport that believes in the occult — in juju and curses and superstitions.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Overall, the chemistry eliminates the thermal runaway risks, dendrite formation, and complex cooling requirements that plague lithium-ion systems.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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This includes murine typhus, cat scratch disease, and plague.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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