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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diablerie
Noun
  • He was later convicted by a Rockland County Court of acting in a manner to injure a child and criminal mischief on June 3, 2024.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • On Friday, police arrested Tedford on a felony criminal mischief charge in connection to the case.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lawrence-Mathers not only shows the bonds between religion and sorcery but examines the sheer beauty of the manuscripts involved, from illumination to illustration.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Currently untitled, the film is set in the present-day South, watching as a young woman’s reality is turned inside out when a school project unveils a powerful history of magic and sorcery in her family.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In a home for pregnant young women in 1970 Florida, a book on witchcraft upends lives.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • But the real witchcraft in the novel is the language; even in translation, Marías’s sinuous, elliptical prose unfolds like a troubled dream.
    M.L. Rio, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mulligan invites Thompson — after her Misty used magic to compel the dragon to dance as a distraction — to roll for the dragon’s power to resist it.
    Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
  • And, of course, there’s more of what made Apocalypse so famous that fans were willing to travel from across Miami-Dade and line up for hours in the hot sun: brisket, ribs and other barbecue magic.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mustard and vinegar provide the devilment for a flavorful bite, particularly when topped with a scattering of scallions and paprika.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
  • But even if truffles are beyond your pay grade, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had in the sheer devilment portrayed in this informative and appetizing book.
    Eugenia Bone, WSJ, 10 July 2019
Noun
  • Good is not assured victory over evil in Shakespeare, though wickedness sets in motion those forces that will hasten the end of its ride.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Diablerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diablerie. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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