hellishness

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Noun
  • Good is not assured victory over evil in Shakespeare, though wickedness sets in motion those forces that will hasten the end of its ride.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the past, Scorsese’s frenetic pacing and constant stylization could distract us from the depravity of his characters, at least a little bit.
    Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
  • But also the endless torture, rape, and other depravity.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That’s because Pound had won the Bollingen with great fanfare, which set off an enormity of scandal and attacks on him.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The player who so often can’t resist the attention that comes with the circus of his own making gets replaced with the steely assassin required to grasp the enormity of the task of taking on Alcaraz.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Israel previously launched a war effort after terrorists perpetrated atrocities including murders, rapes, and kidnappings during a heinous attack in 2023.
    Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The United States participated in negotiations that led to the adoption of the Rome Statute that established the court as a tribunal of last resort to prosecute the world’s worst atrocities — war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide — if individual governments did not take action.
    Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Baggy bombers were spotted on the runway at Saint Laurent’s spring 2025 fashion show, which clearly nodded to the decade of decadence, while boho styles — including Penny Lane coats — have seen a major resurgence in the past year.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Family and other guests sat at tables in golden chairs and took it all in, as the chandelier ceiling dripped with decadence.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Hellishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellishness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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