as in hell
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
a vision in which the souls of the damned plunged into Tophet like rocks falling down a mountainside
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Noun
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Also, sometimes the lure of carry is the shortest way to hell.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Eventually, the warden showed up and welcomed them to el infierno—hell.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rain, along with a phalanx of firefighters, wasn’t enough to stop the inferno that resulted.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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To the north, firefighters have had more luck against the Zogg Fire, a similarly fast-moving inferno that has killed four people.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And there’s nothing to do but flee as though escaping perdition or howl as though hunting salvation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Yet, the measure was promptly shuffled into the House Rules Committee, where it could be buried to perdition.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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“Tophet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Tophet. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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