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Recent Examples of bogeyman
His other go-to bogeyman, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, is now firmly in his lame-duck era as his term ends this spring.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Among Hollywood’s creative class, AI is a sort of bogeyman right now.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Souleymane, played devastatingly by first-timer Abou Sangaré, is neither a bogeyman or a saint — just a young man trying to navigate a bureaucratic limbo that might as well have been designed to make those in it vulnerable to exploitation.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The world's largest online streamer and feared bogeyman (along with YouTube) of traditional media companies is taking yet another baby step into sports.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Among Hollywood’s creative class, AI is a sort of bogeyman right now.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Souleymane, played devastatingly by first-timer Abou Sangaré, is neither a bogeyman or a saint — just a young man trying to navigate a bureaucratic limbo that might as well have been designed to make those in it vulnerable to exploitation.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The world's largest online streamer and feared bogeyman (along with YouTube) of traditional media companies is taking yet another baby step into sports.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogeyman
Noun
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With the trademarks, Swift and McConaughey likely hope that the specter of federal lawsuits will deter misuse.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Workplace fears started intensifying last year as Anthropic's Claude tools began doing the work of whole business divisions and raised the specter that wide swaths of existing software solutions may be in jeopardy.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On top of the three demon hunters (Rumi, Mira and Zoey), Lazzareschi also offers male performers resembling the Saja Boys (the rival group in the film) that teach kids breakdancing.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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According to ancient legend, if a queen fails this task, the demon Ovaria will dethrone her, and condemn her to life as Keeper of the Menstruary.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.—
Candace Bushnell,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At the title track’s video shoot, Michael gives directorial instructions in full ghoul makeup.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Created by a number of its stars, Ghosts originated on the BBC in 2019, following a group of ghouls from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jelly, was filmed at 250 meters below the surface.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Weaving, even more than before, makes Grace an ingénue gone banshee.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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The bond between a rider and their banshee doesn't break, and chances are your bond with this two-figure set won't either.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The point is, instead, to revel in the contrast between the terrors and the impressively unfazed people who navigate them.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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In 1602, she was afflicted by a slew of symptoms, such as convulsions, fits, and terrors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At her very best, Emily behaves like a petulant pre-adolescent spoiled imp.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
14 Apr. 2026
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The second was more bizarre: that some nasty imp in my psyche might decide that jumping was a good idea.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Bogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogeyman. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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