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also demonical
as in sinister
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter
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Recent Examples of demonic
From bizarre biological quirks that cause demonic hallucinations, to sci-fi scenarios like brains piloting robots and full head transplants, here are the weirdest science stories of 2024.
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New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
The new twists mostly arrive in the presentation of Ellen, whose frightening behavior begins to resemble a demonic possession.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Its central character, the demonic Art the Clown, dresses as Father Christmas while slashing through the snow.
—Mike Calia, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, by Clay McLeod Chapman (January 7)
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Chapman’s nightmare road-trip Wake Up and Open Your Eyes is driven by a kicker of a timely concept: a national epidemic of mass demonic possession, caused by prolonged exposure to polarizing media.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
The new twists mostly arrive in the presentation of Ellen, whose frightening behavior begins to resemble a demonic possession.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Its central character, the demonic Art the Clown, dresses as Father Christmas while slashing through the snow.
—Mike Calia, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, by Clay McLeod Chapman (January 7)
$23
$25 now 8% off
Chapman’s nightmare road-trip Wake Up and Open Your Eyes is driven by a kicker of a timely concept: a national epidemic of mass demonic possession, caused by prolonged exposure to polarizing media.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonic
Adjective
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The Alaska story represents Perkins’ tireless brainstorming of ways to help and also, perhaps, her blind spot to a more sinister history of American settler colonialism.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
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After Season 1 introduced viewers to the offbeat, sinister world of Lumon Industries, the Innies that make up its workforce, and the Outies compartmentalizing their lives, Season 2 is now unfolding deeper, stranger intricacies that speak to how corporations deal with dissenters.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During the satanic panic of the ’80s, the game’s publishers stressed that D&D was a harmless leisure activity enjoyed by productive members of society — like reading a novel, only better.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2024
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In at least one case, he's even seemed to drop a reference that suggest support for the QAnon movement, which maintains bizarre theories about satanic pedophile rings that only Donald Trump can destroy.—
WIRED Staff,
WIRED,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In defense of my actions, as a general rule, mother-of-the-bride dresses are evil monstrosities.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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One of the most recognizable celebrations is lion dance troupes, a dramatic tradition meant to usher in the New Year and expel evil spirits.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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The narrative follows a diabolical criminal targeting elite businessmen in Madrid, capturing and cruelly torturing them, investigators hot on the case.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2024
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Many will recognize him as a big-dino hunter in The Lost World (1997), a German nihilist in The Big Lebowski, a diabolical black-market eye surgeon in Minority Report (2002), or the devil himself in Constantine (2005).—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Ultimately, the debate over the ability of malicious hackers to trigger a continent-wide blackout is moot and a distraction from the issue that really matters.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
23 Jan. 2025
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Android users can also keep Google Play Protect enabled to scan for malicious code—even on sideloaded apps.—
Kate Irwin,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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More recently, Jovovich played the villainous Blood Queen in the 2019 Hellboy reboot.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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He’s helped in this regard by Wahlberg in his first truly villainous role since 1996’s Fear.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonic. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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