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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The resort, which also includes three hotels, features technologically-advanced animatronics and detailed rides like Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, which showcases many of Universal’s monsters.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
In what world does Frankenstein’s monster coexist with Hiccup’s dragon?
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
Unfortunately, the girlband has thrown another spanner in the works with a Frankenstein’s mess of an entry.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The resort, which also includes three hotels, features technologically-advanced animatronics and detailed rides like Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, which showcases many of Universal’s monsters.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
In what world does Frankenstein’s monster coexist with Hiccup’s dragon?
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
Unfortunately, the girlband has thrown another spanner in the works with a Frankenstein’s mess of an entry.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankenstein
Noun
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The message of Bring Her Back may be that grief is the real monster.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Almost anyone 18 and older that appears onscreen is a monster here, and anyone younger is either prey or a means to an end.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 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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Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and their own demons on the path to salvation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Other days, some of the old demons on the forehand and the serve resurface.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
23 May 2025
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Here are the 10 actors who will be bringing the frights to Bates High.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 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
Noun
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In lesser hands, the family’s unfortunately topical adversaries could be but straw bogeymen or non pareil Darth Vaders.—
Emily Temple
May 27,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2025
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Now, though, their favorite bogeyman, Gary Gensler, the Securities and Exchange Commission chief under President Joe Biden, is gone.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the famous DreamWorks ogre almost had a very different voice, with Myers' fellow Saturday Night Live alum Chris Farley originally attached.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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This greenish hue earned the fossil the nickname Fiona, like the ogre from Shrek.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
13 May 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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But just before all the banshee wailing threatens to overwhelm proceedings, along comes a hypnotic tribal beat which briefly turns the wake into a party.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Our ears are still ringing from watching fans become shrieking banshees upon realizing that one of her professional dancers was actually the NFL star.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
7 Dec. 2024
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankenstein. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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