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as in monster
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
a horror movie filled with ogres and demons of every description
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as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
the ogre of the standardized test keeps recurring
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Recent Examples of ogre
There’s even a first look at Zendaya’s teen-girl ogre — red hair, bangs, and all — in a new teaser for the movie.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
So tonight this is for my handsome ogre, my tall drink of swamp water.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The queue for the Shrek ride winds through the ogre's cottage and then the swamp.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The Austin Powers star reflected on voicing everyone's favorite ogre in an interview with the Good One podcast — and detailed how the filmmakers at DreamWorks Animation didn't want to fess up about his late Saturday Night Live costar, Chris Farley, being the first choice for the character.
—EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
So tonight this is for my handsome ogre, my tall drink of swamp water.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The queue for the Shrek ride winds through the ogre's cottage and then the swamp.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The Austin Powers star reflected on voicing everyone's favorite ogre in an interview with the Good One podcast — and detailed how the filmmakers at DreamWorks Animation didn't want to fess up about his late Saturday Night Live costar, Chris Farley, being the first choice for the character.
—EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogre
Noun
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, has to battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount, who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Over the past few weeks, my family has watched with dread as the Trump administration has closed the borders of the United States to asylum seekers and refugees just like in World War II.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2025
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For many, there's a feeling of dread associated with software updates to your favorite gadget.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Read more Map shows US states allowing firing squad executions Judge blocks nitrogen gas execution in Louisiana, citing 'pain and terror' Are executions in the US on the rise?—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Catch up quick: The Houthis began launching ballistic missile and drone attacks against Israel less than two weeks after the Hamas October 7 terror attack.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
15 Mar. 2025
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The idea that the most dangerous threats aren't always foreign enemies but those operating within one's own ranks mirrors real-world concerns about internal security breaches and shifting allegiances.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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And aren’t Putin and Russia our antagonists and enemies?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sailing teaches us that being an honorable competitor is more important than being a top competitor because while every race is there to lose, luck is the omnipresent hobgoblin.—
Conor Mastromarco,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Nov. 2024
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Gleeson’s Puck is a malevolent hobgoblin who serves as the royal jester to King Auberon of Faerie.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
2 July 2024
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One of Trump’s biggest bugbears is the U.S. trade deficits with a number of key trading partners, including Canada and the EU.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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The fiscal policy has proved to be a persistent political bugbear for Berlin, with arguments between parties over the extent to which the debt brake ensures responsible spending, or limits growth and investment.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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Of course, the Pythons didn’t live through the plague themselves—and today, their sketch likely renders very differently for viewers who have undergone an experience of mass death.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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In my opinion, movies don’t get much better than this timelessly urgent piece of art that is far from a simple morality tale, that never offers easy answers to cyclically present problems that plague society.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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