as in demon
an evil spirit
in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet
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Recent Examples of ghoul
Across spending categories, ghouls and goblins will spend the most holiday funds on candy, with total spending expected to reach $3.5 billion.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The last aspect the Libra moon makes is to Pluto, bringing out the ghouls, intense emotions and drama.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
By the end of the tour, Prince Harry was screaming and threatening to punch a resident ghoul, much to Fallon’s amusement.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
John David is Boy Willie, a complex role fueled by all the ghosts and ghouls of American history that are offered up by Wilson in the play.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The last aspect the Libra moon makes is to Pluto, bringing out the ghouls, intense emotions and drama.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
By the end of the tour, Prince Harry was screaming and threatening to punch a resident ghoul, much to Fallon’s amusement.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
John David is Boy Willie, a complex role fueled by all the ghosts and ghouls of American history that are offered up by Wilson in the play.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghoul
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The temple is famous for its towering gopurams (gateway towers), each covered in a riot of colors and adorned with intricate sculptures of deities, demons, and mythical creatures from Hindu mythology.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Here, Hausmann-Stokes talks to Deadline about his upbringing, confronting personal demons, uncovering nuanced and engaging Veteran stories.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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And with that, the Woodstone property gained yet another ghost, one who may have just launched the show into its season endgame.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
6 Mar. 2025
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So the unseen figure of the ghost becomes an expression of the filmmaker’s power over the frame, evoking the sadistic-voyeuristic nature of cinema in general and genre cinema in particular.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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As a result, the sun is blocked out, and humans become pitted against vampires.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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In another case, caskets containing the bodies of Israeli children were displayed on a stage under a propaganda banner that depicted Netanyahu as a vampire.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The closing scene is Trump relaxing on a sun lounger next to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is widely portrayed as a devil in Gaza.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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At that point, Taiwan’s survival would depend entirely on U.S. military warships and aircraft rapidly arriving and entering into the conflict—a massive gamble for Taipei and a devil’s choice for the United States.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Ghoul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghoul. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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