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Recent Examples of ogre But the famous DreamWorks ogre almost had a very different voice, with Myers' fellow Saturday Night Live alum Chris Farley originally attached. Ew Staff, EW.com, 18 May 2025 This greenish hue earned the fossil the nickname Fiona, like the ogre from Shrek. Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025 After all, gorillas are just strong animals, not ogres. Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 The 26-second teaser begins with Mike Myers’ beloved green ogre staring into a mirror with Eddie Murphy‘s Donkey. Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ogre
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Noun
  • Call of Cthulhu flipped a lot of gaming conventions on their head with characters that degraded over time and scenarios that rewarded fleeing monsters instead of slaying them.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Complaining on NextDoor about traffic, some locals fled downtown Austin like a movie monster was stomping behind them.
    Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The fear is more like a soft surge of dread, as if my synapses had been been rewired to the thrusting strings of John Williams' famous theme.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • Feelings on the ground range from dread to determination.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors are adding new first-degree murder charges to those already faced by terror suspect, who remains jailed.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are concerned about the potential for copycat attacks from the New Orleans terror attack on New Year's Day, as well as homegrown extremists.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • It’s often considered an enemy of development in the state due to its ability to slow projects to a grinding halt.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
  • After each round, a new hand is drawn from the deck, enemies perform their actions (and maybe more enemies appear), and action points reset.
    Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Gleeson’s Puck is a malevolent hobgoblin who serves as the royal jester to King Auberon of Faerie.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 July 2024
Noun
  • Defense spending has been a thorny subject for NATO members for years, and a persistent bugbear for Trump.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 June 2025
  • Under his leadership, Michigan had a robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program — a bugbear for Republicans — until announcing in March that it would be dismantled.
    Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Ticket Information The crypt beneath the historic St Bride’s Church on Fleet Street contains Roman pavements, medieval foundations, and even plague burial sites.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Health and safety issues plague hotels used as emergency shelters across the state.
    Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 24 June 2025

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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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