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zombie

noun

variants also zombi

Definition of zombie

as in vampire

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Recent Examples of zombie This is still the NFL, where winless teams can rise like zombie undead, bite you on the backside and infect your season. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 One senator can force a week of debate on a popular bill, the government often runs on zombie continuing resolutions, and securing an amendment vote often requires consent from all 100 senators. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 How does centering the Haitian history of the zombie reconfigure our understanding of its present archetype and potential? — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 Between a courier caught in the middle of a zombie virus outbreak and a scuba diver swallowed whole by a sperm whale, both films put Abrams’ respective lead characters, Bryan and Jay, through uniquely harrowing one-man crucibles. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for zombie

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Many Orlando-area homes feature skeletons that tower over the neighborhood, witchy covens, horror movie icons, clowns, pirate ships, pumpkins, zombies and vampires.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
It is nearly considered folkloric, with contemporary vampires still mirroring the characteristics of Polidori’s Ruthven.

— Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of vampire

Noun

In Jennifer’s Body, Needy (Seyfried) is BFFs with the titular mean girl played by Fox, whose body becomes possessed by a succubus with a taste for teen boys after a botched sacrifice by a devil-worshipping boy band (led by Adam Brody).

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
There are many cons to dating a succubus.

— Erin La Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Definition of succubus

Noun

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
Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.

— Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025

Definition of incubus

Noun

This year a ghoul towers over the entrance, welcoming visitors — or perhaps warning them to stay away.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
At its strongest, Crossing the Red Line paints an important portrait of the ghouls who prosecuted the genocide in Gaza, offering an historically crucial record of their conduct and their failures.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026

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