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Recent Examples of zombielike
As Violette has suggested more than once, these images have a zombielike quality, and the reanimation of the dead is always a horror story.
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Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombielike
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Diners have toasted to him ever since, trading stories of feeling ghostlike brushes along their legs during Lowcountry meals.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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More than a decade since Cronenberg’s ghostly satire hit Cannes, the entertainment business is still chock-full of narcissists.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Brooklyn psych-folk artist’s 2025 debut, newly reissued by AD 93, is dissonant, ghostly, and otherworldly, summoning complex emotions with sparse tools.—
Vrinda Jagota,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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Weak—or even nonexistent—overnight freezes have left the snowpack soft and unstable early in the day, limiting the window for safe travel.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Many jobs common 100 years ago—drayman, telephone operator, woodchopper, hoistman—are niche or nonexistent today.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Zombielike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombielike. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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