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Recent Examples of hellfire
But the autobiography in The Boy and the Heron only goes so far: Mahito’s mother dies in that scene, consumed by hellfire before the boy can reach her, while Miyazaki’s mother lived until 1983, long enough to know the beginnings of her son’s storied animation career.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Van Zweden, leading the Philharmonic with the excellent singers of Musica Sacra, slid back into old habit of blazing through a score, which robbed sections like the hellfire Dies Irae of their heft.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 31 May 2024
The online opinions didn’t stop at hellfire, however.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
First, the advent of Marvin Miller’s reign of hellfire for the MLB players union delivered free agency, allowing players to serve out their initial contract, hit the market, and get the Yankees to pay you millions.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Van Zweden, leading the Philharmonic with the excellent singers of Musica Sacra, slid back into old habit of blazing through a score, which robbed sections like the hellfire Dies Irae of their heft.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 31 May 2024
The online opinions didn’t stop at hellfire, however.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
First, the advent of Marvin Miller’s reign of hellfire for the MLB players union delivered free agency, allowing players to serve out their initial contract, hit the market, and get the Yankees to pay you millions.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellfire
Noun
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Tsunoda’s front wing was damaged by Lap 47, forcing him to pit.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Outside, a massive deck with a fire pit and hot tub sets the stage for golden-hour hangs and late-night stargazing.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Despite all the progressive fire and brimstone descending on Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency is making only a down payment on shrinking the administrative state.—
Robert J. Delahunty,
National Review,
3 Mar. 2025
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This wasn’t the fire and brimstone of fundamentalism; this was the joyful, big-tent-style Christianity of Billy Graham.—
Emma Green,
The New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Good intentions pave the road to hell, and all that jazz.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Season 2 has built on these relatable themes, introducing race as a key factor within the creepy, hollow corporate hell that is Lumon.—
Banseka Kayembe,
refinery29.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Hellfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellfire. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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