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Recent Examples of villainess
In 2017, San Martin also had an arc on CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful as Mateo, a handsome groundskeeper at Forrester Manor, who soon becomes involved in one of villainess Sheila’s schemes.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
The actress, 71, who first appeared as villainess Aunt Jordan in a November 2023 episode of The Young and the Restless, had her final appearance on the show's Friday, Jan. 24 installment.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
In October, mega-producer Jason Blum and actress Allison Williams, who plays Gemma—the deuteragonist and hidden villainess of the M3GAN franchise—gave fans a sneak peek of the new movie at New York Comic Con.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025
Sister to Cynthia Erivo’s would-be villainess Elphaba, the character uses a wheelchair and, in Wicked: Part Two (in theaters Nov. 26, 2025), becomes the Wicked Witch of the East who terrorizes Munchkinland.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
The actress, 71, who first appeared as villainess Aunt Jordan in a November 2023 episode of The Young and the Restless, had her final appearance on the show's Friday, Jan. 24 installment.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
In October, mega-producer Jason Blum and actress Allison Williams, who plays Gemma—the deuteragonist and hidden villainess of the M3GAN franchise—gave fans a sneak peek of the new movie at New York Comic Con.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025
Sister to Cynthia Erivo’s would-be villainess Elphaba, the character uses a wheelchair and, in Wicked: Part Two (in theaters Nov. 26, 2025), becomes the Wicked Witch of the East who terrorizes Munchkinland.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for villainess
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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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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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The first episode was a huge departure for the series, starring Bradley Cooper as a Civil War-era scoundrel, ancestor to the Gemstones, and the main cast wasn’t there at all.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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One thing was certain: Per its title, it was set in the demimonde of the galaxy far, far away, among its scoundrels, and smugglers, and bounty hunters and assorted other criminals.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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And early intensity gave way to a late-game assassin.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Glover, the unorthodox actor who portrayed Mr. Wint, the assassin with the distinctive aftershave who partnered with Putter Smith’s Mr. Kidd in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Mar. 2025
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No decent person, let alone a political movement downstream of the biblical, Judeo-Christian tradition, as American conservatism necessarily is, should lift a finger to welcome such a wretched reprobate to our shores or shield him from justice.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Imagine Millennial filmmakers asserting a new neorealism to examine the intimate, fraternal, and familial relations of those infamous Martin, Brown, and Floyd reprobates.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 June 2024
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In 1932 Chicago police raided an apparent summit meeting of gangsters, and arrested Lansky and five others on vagrancy charges.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Russian gangsters, grenades, terrorist plots, amnesia, and the idyllic Maine coastline all make an appearance.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The unfortunate wretch makes an exciting escape, killing her captor in the process.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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As Blake transforms into a swollen, oozing wretch who gnaws frantically on his own wounds, his family appears as glowing-eyed aliens, their words a jumble of indecipherable sounds.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2023
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Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.—
Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Jan. 2023
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“Villainess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villainess. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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