zombies

Definition of zombiesnext
plural of zombie

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of zombies There’s something reassuring, if also terrible, about the inexhaustibility of zombies, and of content, and of zombie content. Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombies
Noun
  • Eternally Yours will tell an eternal love story about two vampires, Charles (Ed Weeks) and Liz (Allegra Edwards), who have been married for five hundred years, and their struggles to accept the human who is dating their daughter Emma (Helen J Shen).
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The movie is set in the Mississippi River Delta during the 1930s and tackles themes of music, race, family, religion and vampires.
    Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This also marks the first time players can become ghouls themselves in the mainline story.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Now working as a stocker, Ash accidentally unleashes undead ghouls after reading from the Necronomicon, forcing him to take up his chainsaw yet again to save humanity from the Deadites.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026

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“Zombies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombies. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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