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Recent Examples of zombie
Marvel Zombies — Now Streaming on Disney+ After the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Believe it or not, the zombie apocalypse has reached the MCU.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The Indonesian zombie flick centers on a family that runs a popular herbal remedy business.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Kevin Feige was a fan of the comics and the zombie genre in general.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Believe it or not, the zombie apocalypse has reached the MCU.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The Indonesian zombie flick centers on a family that runs a popular herbal remedy business.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Kevin Feige was a fan of the comics and the zombie genre in general.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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The scene, which was not in Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book that the movie was adapted from, raised eyebrows for its brutal killings of vampires Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), as well as werewolves Seth (Booboo Stewart) and Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones).—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Joining Francis Ford Coppola's sumptuous Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) is John Badham's Dracula, a decidedly romantic riff on the Transylvanian vampire's macabre tale.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Warrens attempted to vanquish the succubus with prayer, crosses, holy water and a police officer with them for protection.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Lopez’s Spider Woman gets a bad pixie wig and even more garish goth costuming appropriate for a bewitching, bitchy succubus.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.—
Candace Bushnell,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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This year’s Halloween costumes will feature everything from on-screen favorites to glittery ghouls.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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