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Recent Examples of succubus
Lopez’s Spider Woman gets a bad pixie wig and even more garish goth costuming appropriate for a bewitching, bitchy succubus.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
But the most infamous demonic teen girl of the 21st century is Jennifer Check, the hot cheerleader turned boy-eating succubus in Karyn Kusama’s cult favorite Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody and released 15 years ago today.
—Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
There are returning characters, like the elf and succubus couple who are now planning their wedding or the actual alien who is trying to fit in on Earth.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2023
Those who had hoped to fund their retirements by selling off their holdings of vintage Victorian poltergeist detectors and Edwardian succubus trackers may now have to dump their collections at fire-sale prices and retreat back to the relative security of municipal bonds.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2022
In it, a succubus named Temptation (Cynthia Bond) pursues Joel (Bond III), a sheltered 21-year-old from the country who’s studying for the ministry, in hopes of corrupting him.
—Robert Daniels, Vulture, 28 July 2022
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
But the most infamous demonic teen girl of the 21st century is Jennifer Check, the hot cheerleader turned boy-eating succubus in Karyn Kusama’s cult favorite Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody and released 15 years ago today.
—Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
There are returning characters, like the elf and succubus couple who are now planning their wedding or the actual alien who is trying to fit in on Earth.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2023
Those who had hoped to fund their retirements by selling off their holdings of vintage Victorian poltergeist detectors and Edwardian succubus trackers may now have to dump their collections at fire-sale prices and retreat back to the relative security of municipal bonds.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2022
In it, a succubus named Temptation (Cynthia Bond) pursues Joel (Bond III), a sheltered 21-year-old from the country who’s studying for the ministry, in hopes of corrupting him.
—Robert Daniels, Vulture, 28 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succubus
Noun
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This meaning is visualized in Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, which shows a woman sleeping peacefully on a couch while a nauseating monster—an incubus—sits portentously on her abdomen, unbeknownst to her.—
Time,
Time,
28 Dec. 2022
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As Tommy’s experiences in the tunnels of France mark a continued incubus for his character, with visions of being pulled into the mud, the sounding of the bell coincides with his own inner peace.—
Josh St. Clair,
Men's Health,
13 June 2022
Noun
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When Posey is dropped into the mainstream, her most intriguing qualities are often cast as lightly villainous: girlboss vampire, dog-lady henchman.—
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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As a result, the sun is blocked out, and humans become pitted against vampires.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For Prince’s team, the damning press was a waking nightmare.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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As a quiet panic becomes obvious in Ryan’s eyes, the happy return begins to feel like a nightmare.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But what looks like a generic action series takes an immediate and delightful turn to the paranormal: Hub dies and is brought back by the devil himself, who enlists him as a bounty hunter to bring demons back to hell.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other and their own personal demons on the path to salvation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Succubus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succubus. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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