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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
People are turned into wolves, there are ogres and undead creatures of the sea who lure others to their demise.
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
The fantasy comedy twisted the types of fairy tales that Disney was known for with cruder and sillier humor and centered a grumpy ogre journeying to save a princess.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries.
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Rob Wile,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
If Codex wants to talk about gremlins or ogres or pigeons, especially pigeons, let it.
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Brian Barrett,
Wired News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
The fantasy comedy twisted the types of fairy tales that Disney was known for with cruder and sillier humor and centered a grumpy ogre journeying to save a princess.
—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries.
—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
If Codex wants to talk about gremlins or ogres or pigeons, especially pigeons, let it.
—
Brian Barrett,
Wired News,
30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ogre
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogre
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Or will the monsters get in their way?
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Making matters worse, Christophe has a spinal condition that requires him to wear a massive metal back brace 24/7, turning him into a pre-teen metal monster.
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Great productions of Sondheim musicals, and this is one of those, always fill you with a certain existential dread.
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Dong recalled that dread ran deep because his tiny boat might capsize if the winds and waves picked up.
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Thibault in a news conference Tuesday said that authorities believe the incident was not related to terror.
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Meanwhile, frightful aftershocks continued to rock the area, sowing terror in a population already reaching the limits of endurance.
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His death in an enemy attack plays into a powerful Shi'ite tradition of martyrdom and mourning, in which processions of flagellants beat their chests or backs.
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The day for battle is near, many of our enemies are arming themselves.
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The heat and humidity during our test week brought me to my other bugbear with the C-HR.
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Wardex's incompetence is another bugbear.
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Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.
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The dust-ups might have driven the Honeywells away from their island paradise, more casualties of the lottery curse.
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That aspiration has become increasingly elusive to many Americans over the last decade as home prices remain near record highs and supply shortages plague much of the country.
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She’s now caught in the middle of a deadly magical plague and high-stakes political drama.
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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