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as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
if good people stand by and do nothing, evildoers will triumph
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
Iago from Shakespeare's Othello became one of the most notorious evildoers in all of literature
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Recent Examples of evildoer
Is all this devilishly playing into the hands of evildoers?
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
An evildoer or bad hacker might glean something from the steps and be armed to undermine the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Disney World reveals 'delightfully wicked' villains show to replace Cars experience with dozens of classic evildoers
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to Disney World representatives for further comment.
—EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Two people are knocked out, hung from a ceiling and threatened with death as part of an effort to stop evildoers from detonating nuclear bombs in major cities.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
An evildoer or bad hacker might glean something from the steps and be armed to undermine the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Disney World reveals 'delightfully wicked' villains show to replace Cars experience with dozens of classic evildoers
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to Disney World representatives for further comment.
—EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Two people are knocked out, hung from a ceiling and threatened with death as part of an effort to stop evildoers from detonating nuclear bombs in major cities.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evildoer
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The film focuses on young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) — who's accidentally left home alone over the holidays — and his clever plans to outwit a pair of criminals trying to rob his home on Christmas Eve.Athena Sobhan, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Trump has said deportations will focus on criminals first, as immigration enforcement has since former President Barack Obama's presidency.Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Or even an appearance from Tom Holland’s Peter Parker that would mean two hours haven’t been wasted watching this forgettable origin tale of a villain who’s not really THAT bad.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Grinch bore a striking resemblance to Jim Carrey's version of the beloved Christmas villain.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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So there's a law firm in Seattle that has mounted a lot of very famous successful class action suits against large wrongdoers.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Local leaders say public pieces like murals and sculptures have the power to both beautify and protect the city by letting would-be wrongdoers know that a community is cared for.Justin L. Mack, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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Others claim that the brute was named either for a popular near beer or for a Sunday comic strip about monkeys.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Nov. 2024
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When searching for reprieve, there’s sanctuary in a movie musical that looks like a Broadway smash, a Colosseum full of vintage brutes, a Harry Styles simile.Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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There was a strongly confessional element to the TRC’s operation; sinners came to the hearings seeking absolution, and victims came seeking to forgive so they might be liberated from their pain.Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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The monsters are tall and impressively athletic-looking, with devil ears and animatronic snouts that snap like miniature crocodile jaws.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Families can hear all about classic ancient Greek myths which are filled with adventures of gods and goddesses, monsters, and heroes.Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Evildoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evildoer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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