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Recent Examples of zombie
The film, which stars an ensemble cast including Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi and Don Lee, tells the story of a zombie apocalypse that suddenly breaks out and threatens the lives of passengers on a train between Seoul and Busan.
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Ware, a young boy at an arts festival called the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon, had just gotten his face painted like a zombie.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026
Ware, in full zombie face paint at Portland’s Rose Festival, was approached by a local news reporter after getting his face painted.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
They will be joined by a slate of new additions – Luna Maya, Bryan Domani, Shindy Huang, Myesha Lin and Derby Romero – who play fresh characters entering the story’s zombie-survival universe.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Ware, a young boy at an arts festival called the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon, had just gotten his face painted like a zombie.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026
Ware, in full zombie face paint at Portland’s Rose Festival, was approached by a local news reporter after getting his face painted.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
They will be joined by a slate of new additions – Luna Maya, Bryan Domani, Shindy Huang, Myesha Lin and Derby Romero – who play fresh characters entering the story’s zombie-survival universe.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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Beyond that, non-phantom, non-Dracula vampires aren’t terribly over-exposed in the Broadway genre.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Mariclare Costello, a lifetime member of The Actors Studio who recurred as the schoolteacher Rosemary Hunter on The Waltons and played a hippie vampire in the cult horror film Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, died April 17 in Brooklyn, her family announced.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Warrens attempted to vanquish the succubus with prayer, crosses and holy water, and even had a police officer with them for protection.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Played by legendary arthouse actress Delphine Seyrig, the Countess Elizabeth Báthory soon reveals herself to be a succubus, who has maintained her Dietrich-like looks and poise by feasting on the blood of younger women.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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
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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
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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