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or daemon
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as in devil
an evil spirit
only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon
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Recent Examples of demon
In Hindu mythology, during what is known as the Age of Truth, the powerful clans of the asuras (demons) and devas (gods) fiercely battled over the source of eternal life.
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Sudipta Sen, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
According to Hindu scriptures, gods and demons once churned the cosmic ocean in search of the nectar of immortality.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Lamar is also well aware of his demons and has made peace with his vices.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Both tracks share an affinity for the sinister while offsetting their demons with undeniable danceability.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2025
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Sudipta Sen, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
According to Hindu scriptures, gods and demons once churned the cosmic ocean in search of the nectar of immortality.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Lamar is also well aware of his demons and has made peace with his vices.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Both tracks share an affinity for the sinister while offsetting their demons with undeniable danceability.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demon
Noun
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Investigation of the week: Anyone wanna play devil’s Daniel’s advocate?—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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The album’s artwork depicts a cartoon version of the messy-haired singer with an angel and devil on each of his shoulders — demonstrating its division of impassioned feel-good love songs and down-tempo ballads of loss and defeat.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Recorded in a two-week burst not long before his 30th birthday, Cold Visions spiraled between euphoria and Promethean torment, pushing past nihilism and onwards to ego death.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2025
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People came to see the militias, and by extensions the Americans, as a source of torment, not salvation.—
Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Combining animation and live action, the film continues the adventures of the magical imp Pumuckl.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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But read two more and the skeptical imp within you awakens.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The revelation is the latest tragic twist for the Bibas family, who have become among the most recognizable victims of the October 7 terror attacks, with confirmation of their deaths triggering an outpouring of grief in Israel.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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That means stopping the campaigns of violence and terror by these vicious groups both in the United States and internationally.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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The tariff talk reignited fears of a trade war, a ghost from 2018-2019 that markets still remember.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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When Thomas is dispatched to Transylvania to help Orlok with a real estate transaction, a chain of events is set in motion to help the vampire pursue his horrifying union with Ellen.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Eliot beforehand – and the nightmarish inner gorge is a spiffy mix of nature run amok plus terrifying ghouls that would give Swamp Thing the willies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.—
Eric Kohn,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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While thankfully there were no fatalities, videos like that are the stuff that nightmares are made of.—
Harry Enten,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Dorr is a technical executive with the Electric Power Research Institute, where he gets paid to think about the nightmare scenarios for electrical equipment fires and test ways to prevent them.—
Jeff Young,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Demon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demon. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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