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also zombi
as in vampire
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Recent Examples of zombie
The Last of Us is set in a world ravaged by a fungal pandemic that transforms humans into aggressive, zombie-like creatures, leading to the collapse of society.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Those works came in the wake of much debate about both zombie formalism, a term coined by critic-artist Walter Robinson, and provisional painting, coined by critic Raphael Rubinstein, but fit into neither category.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Now a fixture of global popular culture, the zombie comes originally from West and Central African mythology, a figure helplessly inhabited by the spirits of the dead and under their influence.
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ABC News,
31 May 2026
Players enter a scenario, specific to a genre — zombie, Western, Harry Potter-ish — and according to the cards, one of them must die.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Those works came in the wake of much debate about both zombie formalism, a term coined by critic-artist Walter Robinson, and provisional painting, coined by critic Raphael Rubinstein, but fit into neither category.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Now a fixture of global popular culture, the zombie comes originally from West and Central African mythology, a figure helplessly inhabited by the spirits of the dead and under their influence.
—
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Players enter a scenario, specific to a genre — zombie, Western, Harry Potter-ish — and according to the cards, one of them must die.
—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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Like Lestat explains, there are levels of enjoyment for a vampire.
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Jones first floated the idea of rock star Lestat while the team filmed Season 2 in Prague in 2023, giving Wood time to begin imagining what a nearly 300-year-old vampire might wear while reinventing himself as a singer.
Noun
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There are many cons to dating a succubus.
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The Warrens attempted to vanquish the succubus with prayer, crosses and holy water, and even had a police officer with them for protection.
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.
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Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
Noun
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Night of the Living Dead centers all the action at a farmhouse, where seven people attempt to ward off the ghouls — without any prior knowledge of how to do so.
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Jittery housemaid Miss Lamb (Thomasin McKenzie) proves less trouble to manage, as Fred scares the wits out of her with bogus talk of a ghoul wandering the Moors.
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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