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also zombi
as in vampire
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Recent Examples of zombie
Netflix is doubling down on Southeast Asian genre content with two zombie horror films that promise to reinvent the subgenre with distinctive local flavors, the company revealed during the ongoing APAC film showcase in Tokyo.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Intelligent zombies are definitely not a positive development.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Any movie with teenagers now has to have a vampire, a zombie or a werewolf.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
My point isn’t that The Last Of Us should be creating a Jackson that is a magical, oasis free of judgment, hate, and societal issues — that’s probably more of a fantasy than a mushroom zombie apocalypse.
—Patricia Karounos, Refinery29, 14 Apr. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Intelligent zombies are definitely not a positive development.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Any movie with teenagers now has to have a vampire, a zombie or a werewolf.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
My point isn’t that The Last Of Us should be creating a Jackson that is a magical, oasis free of judgment, hate, and societal issues — that’s probably more of a fantasy than a mushroom zombie apocalypse.
—Patricia Karounos, Refinery29, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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The third movie also introduces many more monsters to the town of Seabrook, including vampires and merfolk.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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Warners also notably set the vampires of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners on the loose in 71 international markets this weekend, alongside domestic.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 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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That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
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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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Nearly 60 years ago, a family of ghouls moved into 1313 Mockingbird Lane.—
John Russell,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Other than a bartender and the dead girl in the corner — a mannequin, dressed like a ghoul, in a long white gown and pale make-up.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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