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Recent Examples of fire and brimstone
As with his discussion of the Combs charges, Williams didn’t add any fire and brimstone to his delivery.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Because basically, to date, Hollywood has just shown us the apocalypse, the fire and brimstone, The Day After Tomorrow kind of stuff.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 29 Sep. 2024
Despite the medieval fire and brimstone that follows, Flight of the Conchords star Clement ensures the peril stays at kid-friendly levels of pantomime villainy.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2024
Lead singer Brandon Coleman’s fire and brimstone vocals tie it all together, and hint at the undercurrent of faith that runs through the band.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Because basically, to date, Hollywood has just shown us the apocalypse, the fire and brimstone, The Day After Tomorrow kind of stuff.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 29 Sep. 2024
Despite the medieval fire and brimstone that follows, Flight of the Conchords star Clement ensures the peril stays at kid-friendly levels of pantomime villainy.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2024
Lead singer Brandon Coleman’s fire and brimstone vocals tie it all together, and hint at the undercurrent of faith that runs through the band.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire and brimstone
Noun
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Regan Smith gets only Cup win On May 7, 2011, Regan Smith — now a pit reporter for NASCAR on FOX — won the only race of his Cup Series career, defeating newly-inducted Hall of Famer Carl Edwards by 0.196 seconds in the Southern 500.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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Surrounded by the red rock landscape the region is famous for, the property also has a pool, hot tub and community fire pits. Follow me on Twitter.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two months after the hellfires began in Southern California, each day brings fresh pain.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Anduril has quite an impressive portfolio of machines capable of raining hellfire with the nudge of a joystick and a push of a button from any bunker in any part of the world at any time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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He has been hooked ever since, a regular during the good and not-so good years; a regular even last year during the journey into the abyss.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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While Baylor football descended into football abyss, Joe’s career ascended in banking and private business.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2025
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Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Fire and brimstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20and%20brimstone. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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