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dreads 1 of 2

noun

plural of dread

as in terrors

something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people

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present tense third-person singular of dread

as in fears

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Royals, who has typically sported some of the team’s most stylish hair, cut his dreads last week. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 He's described by officials as a Black male in his late teens with a medium-large build and thick dreads. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 June 2026 Mirror images except for the fact that Jelani has his hair in dreads, while Ari goes with the more retro-look afro. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026 But the have-funs and the have-existential-dreads of the hockey community are every bit as clear. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026 The courtroom doors cracked open, and a Black woman with long dreads walked in. — Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026 Also, there is this human white boy with dreads, Spider, a Tarzan type who hangs around the Sullys with the help of an oxygen mask. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025 Other introspective angles are explored during Mariano’s audiences with his friend the Pope (Rufin Doh Zeyenouin), a serene Black man with a head crowned by a bundle of silver dreads, who tools around the Vatican on a motorbike. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025

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At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands.

— Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Interestingly enough, facing the terrors of the world head-on is something that Danny mentions to Alice, too.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of terrors

Verb

Europe’s trade deficit with China has sparked growing alarm on the continent, which fears Chinese goods will hollow out its industries, driving job losses and economic anxiety that ultimately fuel the rise of nationalist parties.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Security fears on the rise The aircraft reportedly departed quickly enough that aerial refueling tankers were still being organized to support their flights across the Atlantic.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of fears

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The wines and spirits division maintained its momentum with a 6 percent increase in organic sales, while revenues in perfumes and cosmetics were flat in the quarter.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
These competitive spirits must defeat someone else, proving their mastery of the English language in the arena.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of spirits

Noun

Vieira said the show offers another opportunity for people to discover Rockport beyond the fictional curses portrayed in the series.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
But repression isn’t a good plan when generations-long curses run in the bloodline, because Sally’s daughter Kylie (Joey King), now a college student, has gone and fallen in love behind her mother’s back.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of curses

Noun

So too did Trump spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain, who compared the president’s torments to those of Jesus.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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