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as in Satan
capitalized
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell
the Devil is traditionally seen as a being who relentlessly tempts people to commit evil
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as in demon
an evil spirit
acted as if possessed by some devil
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as in man
a member of the human race
that poor devil never did achieve his dream
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as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
why, you little devil!
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
he's a devil to everyone he does business with
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as in to torment
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Recent Examples of devil
Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
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
The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023
It’s also designed to better accommodate female astronauts, a problem that has deviled the space agency in the past.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
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Noun
People who have never seen a Griffith film deride him as a devil without any redeeming qualities.
—Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
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
Verb
Starters: baby iceberg wedge lettuce; burrata cheese with prosciutto ham, balsamic reduction and micro basil; pimento cheese deviled eggs with Kentucky chow-chow and mixed greens; baked crab cake served over bib lettuce with Julienne apples and smoky garlic aioli; soup de jour.
—The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023
It’s also designed to better accommodate female astronauts, a problem that has deviled the space agency in the past.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
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At Logan, upon her return from Lebanon to the Great Satan (as her Hezbollah heart-throbs call the US), the feds got a load of the pictures of multiple Muslim terrorists on her phone.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Join 1 other in the comments View Comments RJ Rushmore, an art enthusiast from Philadelphia, began closely following MSCHF’s work following the Satan Shoes controversy in 2021 and, soon after, started collecting pieces from its drops.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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There are extravagant rock concerts, evil giant babies, fiery demons, and of course, the odd robot as well.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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And some of the mistakes are of actual blood on his hands, and he’s got demons floating around in his soul, as well as on the ceiling or climbing the walls or whatever.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, most of the damages (as much as 90%) will be allocated to football and men’s basketball due to the revenue generated by the respective sports.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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First, a masked man pointed a gun at her while robbing the boutique at the White Lotus.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 2013, Wang and his colleagues were the first in China to successfully transplant a pig liver into a monkey, which survived 14 days.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rather than hide them under leaves or in caves, the hummingbirds build them on top of large, flat leaves, leaving them more exposed to snakes, monkeys, and other predators.—
ByErik Stokstad,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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Even when a big threat does arrive on the scene, the heroes aren't there right away, so plenty of innocent people get hurt before a villain gets brought to justice.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Whereas Serena could easily have emerged as a one-note villain, from the beginning of her tenure on the series, Strahovski has imbued Serena with a soulfulness that often puts the audience uncomfortably on her side, despite her reprehensible actions.—
Scarlett Harris,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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Instead, stabilizers are cowboys tasked with wrangling a very specific herd: water.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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How many movie cowboys would admit that? ‘Shirkers’ (2018) Stream it on Netflix.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Our kitty topples flower pots, breaks windows, and torments neighbors — empowering a dark fantasy so many human beings possess.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Many of them would remember when the 17th Street Causeway had a draw bridge that tormented drivers, rising frequently for huge sailboats parading out to the Atlantic while locals were just trying to get to Publix.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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And Answers For Friday, April 4 Capital One-Discover Merger Cleared By DOJ: What To Know About The $35 Billion Mega Deal ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3: Here’s A Roundup Of Picks Of Who Will Die In Season Finale Another program that benefited from Netflix was Lucifer.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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On 87 Imax screens across 14 markets, the follow-up to 2019’s Lucifer earned $1.1M including the biggest Indian opening ever for the format in the UK & Ireland and the highest-grossing Imax launch weekend of 2025 across the Middle East.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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