succubus

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Recent Examples of succubus But the most infamous demonic teen girl of the 21st century is Jennifer Check, the hot cheerleader turned boy-eating succubus in Karyn Kusama’s cult favorite Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody and released 15 years ago today. Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024 That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023 There are returning characters, like the elf and succubus couple who are now planning their wedding or the actual alien who is trying to fit in on Earth. Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2023 Those who had hoped to fund their retirements by selling off their holdings of vintage Victorian poltergeist detectors and Edwardian succubus trackers may now have to dump their collections at fire-sale prices and retreat back to the relative security of municipal bonds. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2022 In it, a succubus named Temptation (Cynthia Bond) pursues Joel (Bond III), a sheltered 21-year-old from the country who’s studying for the ministry, in hopes of corrupting him. Robert Daniels, Vulture, 28 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succubus
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Various theoretical, even divergent, details have been posited regarding the project — a period vampire thriller, a helicopter action thriller — but insiders maintain that nothing has come close to nailing Nolan’s real idea.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Things like the date Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire (January 18), or Renesemee’s birthday (famously 9/11).
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • While Verstappen has continued to fight at the front despite going three months without a win, Sergio Perez’s nightmare season will in all likelihood cost Red Bull a shot at the title.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The phrase encapsulates the unwavering hope of the Cuban people that their decades-long nightmare under Fidel Castro (and now his successors) will one day end because darkness eventually always yields to light.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The book tells of two children in an unnamed village who decide, against the advice of their parents, to seek out a demon that has taken all the animals away.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Regan becomes possessed by a demon after playing with an Ouija board, and her mother, played by Ellen Burstyn, tries to save her from its grip.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Succubus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succubus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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