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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 cowboy
a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear originally snowboarders were regarded as devils on the slopes and a menace to skiers

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Recent Examples of devil
Noun
People who have never seen a Griffith film deride him as a devil without any redeeming qualities. Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025 The closing scene is Trump relaxing on a sun lounger next to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is widely portrayed as a devil in Gaza. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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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 Highlights include a variety of cheese, smoked salmon, prosciutto, deviled egg salad, biscuits, bagels and baguettes and cinnamon rolls. Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020 See All Example Sentences for devil
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Noun
  • At Logan, upon her return from Lebanon to the Great Satan (as her Hezbollah heart-throbs call the US), the feds got a load of the pictures of multiple Muslim terrorists on her phone.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Join 1 other in the comments View Comments RJ Rushmore, an art enthusiast from Philadelphia, began closely following MSCHF’s work following the Satan Shoes controversy in 2021 and, soon after, started collecting pieces from its drops.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • With the playoffs around the corner, New York could have slayed the proverbial dragon, shaken off its demons and walked into the playoffs believing.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There are extravagant rock concerts, evil giant babies, fiery demons, and of course, the odd robot as well.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • Their names appeared on a list of more than 200 Venezuelan men held in the notorious prison, which is how their family found them.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • While Violet is a doting mom, other monkeys in the troop also are helping keep an eye on the new addition, zoo officials said.
    Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Just then, the view changes to reveal a terrified monkey restrained in a similar fashion.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • Children meet superheroes and villains, engage with games and movies, and are greeted by staff in costume.
    Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The soul patch, villain, and walrus facial hair all work with masks while mutton chops and chin curtain don’t.
    Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Instead, stabilizers are cowboys tasked with wrangling a very specific herd: water.
    Ali Bouzari, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • How many movie cowboys would admit that? ‘Shirkers’ (2018) Stream it on Netflix.
    Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • Several argued that they had been subjected to an unfair process, and had been tormented with the fear of public shaming and the ensuing consequences for their careers.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In this one-setting genre piece, Fahy’s character Violet spends most of her time scanning a restaurant trying to identify who could be tormenting her.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • In the source material, Lucifer Morningstar (Gwendoline Christie) leaves Hell, locks its gates, and gives the key to Dream.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Add to that mix the confused identity of the show, trying to be equal parts Lucifer, Hannibal, and Supernatural, and there just isn’t much to recommend it.
    Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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