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Recent Examples of Frankenstein
From the tender romance of Her to the cat-and-mouse game of Ex Machina, this tradition can be traced back to seminal works such as Frankenstein and Pinocchio.
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Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Unique is now a Frankenstein’s Monster of his former self, physically scarred and mentally volatile because of his traumatic brain injury.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Other credits include Lisa Frankenstein, the Oscar winning The Society and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and Blockers.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Hackman's talents spanned multiple genres, from gritty dramas like The French Connection to comedy roles in Young Frankenstein.
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Unique is now a Frankenstein’s Monster of his former self, physically scarred and mentally volatile because of his traumatic brain injury.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Other credits include Lisa Frankenstein, the Oscar winning The Society and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and Blockers.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Hackman's talents spanned multiple genres, from gritty dramas like The French Connection to comedy roles in Young Frankenstein.
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankenstein
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The first major update, aptly titled Title Update 1, is set to be released later this week, and brings new monsters, new activities, and more for players of the game.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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White Painted Woman was a model of heroism and honorable womanhood: When evil monsters were hunting the Apache people, the White Painted Woman gave birth to a son who would destroy the creatures to help make Earth inhabitable for humanity.—
Alejandra Rubio,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Winifred, the protagonist of this Victorian-era grotesque, takes a position as a governess at an English manor.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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His early short films, such as Six Men Getting Sick (1967) and The Grandmother (1970), showcased his talent for blending the grotesque with the beautiful, setting the stage for his groundbreaking debut feature, Eraserhead (1977).—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Yet beneath the pristine public persona were demons that would drive him to alcoholism, scandal, and death from an overdose in 2012.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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As Ema pursues the truth, she is forced to confront her own demons.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
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Objects are often askew and out of frame, and everyday sounds like a toilet flush or blinds being pulled assume a low, staticky growl, as though frights fueled by childish imagination.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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In a second Instagram Stories post, the singer offered another look at the cake, featuring a large bust of a clicker, the fungal zombie-esque frights from the Last of Us video game franchise and HBO series of the same name.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Keynes, the seminal advocate of government intervention in times of economic unrest, was a longtime bogeyman for small-government conservatives.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
2 Dec. 2024
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Fracking is not the bogeyman that has been pushed and misrepresented by zealous groups of anti-frackers.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
27 Oct. 2024
Noun
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People fell for the grumpy yet loveable ogre Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers, and his wisecracking companion Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The question is: What does method dressing as a swamp-living green ogre look like?—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This meaning is visualized in Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, which shows a woman sleeping peacefully on a couch while a nauseating monster—an incubus—sits portentously on her abdomen, unbeknownst to her.—
Time,
Time,
28 Dec. 2022
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As Tommy’s experiences in the tunnels of France mark a continued incubus for his character, with visions of being pulled into the mud, the sounding of the bell coincides with his own inner peace.—
Josh St. Clair,
Men's Health,
13 June 2022
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He’s been a banshee for us since he’s been with us on the two-way and has provided not just the attitude, the toughness on the court, but he’s played some really good basketball for us.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2025
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Does that explain why the Banshee label doesn’t depict an actual banshee?—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankenstein. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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