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Noun
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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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The letters depict a landscape of despair as the depths of Nazi depravity began to become clearer, but the options for escape had dwindled.—
Nina Siegal,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the past, Scorsese’s frenetic pacing and constant stylization could distract us from the depravity of his characters, at least a little bit.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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Only the terrified face of a crying little girl reflects the enormity of what this all represents.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Three weeks after the blazes destroyed their homes, five families spoke to us about the enormity of their losses.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Intentionally or not, these gestures and statements normalize racial hatred, which is the prologue to the kind of racial violence that led to some of humanity’s worst atrocities.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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These are war crimes, and no amount of justification in the name of previous atrocities can change that reality.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Baggy bombers were spotted on the runway at Saint Laurent’s spring 2025 fashion show, which clearly nodded to the decade of decadence, while boho styles — including Penny Lane coats — have seen a major resurgence in the past year.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Jan. 2025
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Family and other guests sat at tables in golden chairs and took it all in, as the chandelier ceiling dripped with decadence.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
1 Dec. 2024
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“Hellishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellishness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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