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Recent Examples of zombie
After decades of zombie movies, Zombieland looked on the bright side of a zombie apocalypse.
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James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
The pair ventures onto the mainland (with far too few arrows for experienced archers fending off zombies), so that Spike can snuff out a few undead and ostensibly become a man.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
In the 22 years since Boyle’s genre-redefining movie, zombie storytelling has changed dramatically, thanks in large part to screenwriter Garland’s vision for fast-moving Infected.
—Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 20 June 2025
Yes, there are a lot of horror movies out right now, and there are a lot of zombie everywhere from TV to film.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
The pair ventures onto the mainland (with far too few arrows for experienced archers fending off zombies), so that Spike can snuff out a few undead and ostensibly become a man.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
In the 22 years since Boyle’s genre-redefining movie, zombie storytelling has changed dramatically, thanks in large part to screenwriter Garland’s vision for fast-moving Infected.
—Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 20 June 2025
Yes, there are a lot of horror movies out right now, and there are a lot of zombie everywhere from TV to film.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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However their plans are thwarted after a vampire (Jack O’Connell) begins to prey on their business.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
30 June 2025
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Set in 1930s Mississippi, and loosely inspired by the director’s family’s real-life experiences in the Jim Crow South, the film is much more than your typical vampire story.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Some titles are now out of print, but these classic horror stories are a great foray into the world of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite those forty-three words, the ghoul that the North Carolina Freedmen’s Convention feared most had risen—caste preservationists debuted a new caste system.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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