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Grim Reaper

NOUN
death
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One thing to be said in favor of the Grim Reaper: His taste in literature is pretty sound.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony on Thursday let everyone know that Santa isn’t coming — it’s the Grim Reaper, urging us to bring out the dead.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2025

This bottle from Boss Dog Art Dept. offers a message from the Grim Reaper themselves: “Drink water or die.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

Cartoonists often depicted the Grim Reaper seated behind the wheel.

From Slate May 25, 2024

He still looked— as Felicia put it—like something the Grim Reaper forgot to collect, but he was getting better all the time.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer



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