grim reaper
noun
often capitalized G&R
: death especially when personified as a man or skeleton with a scythe
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Marlon Wayans shared his excitement for the age-old franchise in an Instagram post Tuesday, posed next to a grinning grim reaper.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Kim: So does this mean that Jung Jin-su really does turn into one of those grim reapers?
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Now and then, a devil-red mascot named Whammy silently materializes in a corner, like a grim reaper in wait.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Many were wearing old-school pressman’s hats made out of newspapers and custom T-shirts featuring the grim reaper marking the end of the printing plant itself.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Kim: So does this mean that Jung Jin-su really does turn into one of those grim reapers?
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Now and then, a devil-red mascot named Whammy silently materializes in a corner, like a grim reaper in wait.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Many were wearing old-school pressman’s hats made out of newspapers and custom T-shirts featuring the grim reaper marking the end of the printing plant itself.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
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“Grim reaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grim%20reaper. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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