zombie

variants also zombi

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Recent Examples of zombie This is one of – if not the – best zombie movies ever made. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 Ramsey currently stars as apocalypse survivor Ellie on the HBO zombie drama The Last of Us; it was renewed for Season 3 in April, days ahead of the Season 2 premiere. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 July 2025 Parenting can exacerbate loneliness, which can contribute to phone zombie issues. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 30 June 2025 The series fuses zombie horror with historical drama and political thriller, as rival factions compete to seize the throne. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for zombie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
  • In that way, Broken Voices is about the circumstances that allow abuse to happen; Vitek is like a vampire, a cold and distant creature capable of great charm, and Karolina, in all her disarming naivety, is easy prey.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 July 2025
  • So far, the answer seems to be blues-loving vampires, a cuddly alien and a life-sized block world.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Lopez’s Spider Woman gets a bad pixie wig and even more garish goth costuming appropriate for a bewitching, bitchy succubus.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
  • That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, 14 June 2025
  • And people who are hoping to have the latest and greatest ghouls in their front yard might want to consider stocking up a bit early this year.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 June 2025

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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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