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zombie

noun

variants also zombi

Definition of zombie

as in vampire

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Recent Examples of zombie The weekend kicks off in earnest with the annual zombie walk, which this year also features clowns. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 From Demi Lovato's scary zombie looks to Taylor Swift's cozy unicorn outfit, here are a few celebrity costumes that have been hits in years past and may inspire you. — Lynsey Eidell, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026 Several commenters backed this guess, pointing specifically to the Clicker zombie design in the HBO adaptation of the hit Naughty Dog game. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2026 Korean filmmaker Yang Sang-ho’s zombie thriller Colony will close the festival. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for zombie

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Nihon University German film professor Shibuya Tetsuya, who gave an introductory lecture on German cinema, noted that the film even features a vegetarian vampire.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Alba—who shares kids Honor, 18; Haven, 15; and Hayes, 8, with ex-husband Cash Warren—also deleted photos of her son dressed up as a vampire from the Halloween photo dump.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of vampire

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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

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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
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

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Throughout outer space lie stars and galaxies that resemble creepy creatures, spooky skulls and galactic ghouls.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
Humanoid moths and demon babies, hitchhiking ghouls, the occasional sea monster and even a suspicious phantom kangaroo or two.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

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