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as in Satan
capitalized
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell
the Devil is traditionally seen as a being who relentlessly tempts people to commit evil
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as in demon
an evil spirit
acted as if possessed by some devil
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as in man
a member of the human race
that poor devil never did achieve his dream
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as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
why, you little devil!
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
he's a devil to everyone he does business with
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as in to torment
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Recent Examples of devil
Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
And there are folk devils being made all around us, so maybe another Nosferatu adaptation is more necessary than ever.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
So understanding the strange tricks that devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has evolved to ensure its survival should shed new light on cancer writ large.
—Julie Rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014
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Noun
For dessert, there’s devil’s food cake or apple cinnamon concha.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
And there are folk devils being made all around us, so maybe another Nosferatu adaptation is more necessary than ever.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
It’s also designed to better accommodate female astronauts, a problem that has deviled the space agency in the past.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
So understanding the strange tricks that devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has evolved to ensure its survival should shed new light on cancer writ large.
—Julie Rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devil
Noun
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One Alabama pastor is even preaching that Satan was involved in the deception.—
Noelle Phillips,
The Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2025
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Now the voice is all her own, like Satan’s words made Lowell’s.—
Elisa Gabbert,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Audiard long had imagined an internal struggle within Emilia between man and woman, demon and angel.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, as if disciplining your demon seed wasn’t stressful enough, Rowan is also getting conflicting versions of mom-shaming from two Mayfair relatives, one of whom is actually deceased.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2025
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According to cops, a 34-year-old man was struck in the left hand with a machete by an unidentified man around 11:24 a.m. Friday near Southern Blvd.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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This is a real, red-blooded man, who takes responsibility and accepts challenges and treats others with a constant grace.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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The pair also express disbelief at the wide U.S. release of the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man, in which the singer is portrayed as a CGI monkey.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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The quirky movie, in which a CGI monkey portrays the British singer Robbie Williams, scraped together $255,000 from 1,290 theaters over the weekend and $310,000 through Monday, bringing its domestic tally to an embarrassing $1.8 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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His affinity for wrestling villains, or heels, adds another layer to his potential return.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Like Adeyemi/Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist could become the villain of the whole race if someone doesn’t intervene to stop it.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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Watch on Deadline Dusty is a quiet guy and O’Connor, probably not a casting director’s idea of a cowboy, really manages to show us who this young man is, often with just his forlorn facial expressions rather than the limited dialogue he is given in many scenes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Will Rodgers Foundation announced last week that the Palisades Fire claimed both historic homes of the famed cowboy actor and member of the Cherokee Nation.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Vinicius was once again tormented by old nemesis Pablo Maffeo throughout the action, and was therefore heated at full time and caught causing a rumpus in the tunnel.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The talented musician and actor Hershey Felder is back in the Bay Area, this time with a show about the talented but tormented Sergei Rachmaninoff.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2025
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Deadline broke the news that Tom Ellis (Lucifer) joined Season 2 in the role of Baird College professor Oliver, who is married to Lucy’s teacher Marianne (Gabriella Pession).—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2024
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Kelly and her sister have shared cool sister-bonding experiences In a 2019 segment for The Kelly Clarkson Show, Kelly, Alyssa and their mom Jeanne were treated to a private tour of their favorite show Lucifer, led by lead actor Tom Ellis.—
Emily Weaver,
Peoplemag,
7 Aug. 2024
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“Devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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