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
  • Written by Port and Wiseman, Eternally Yours is an eternal love story about two vampires, Liz (Edwards) and Charles (Weeks), who have been married for five hundred years, and their struggles to accept the human, Max (Lewison), who is dating their daughter, Emma (Shen).
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And not just any vampires, but singing vampires!
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Even a half-century later, the undead ghouls that descend upon survivors in a Pennsylvania farm house are timeless and the gut-punch ending couldn't be more timely.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • With Adam Roberts announcing the tempos on the baby grand piano, the ghouls in Tevye’s nightmare emerge from around the fourposter.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Zombies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombies. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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