as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the guy behind the food counter is a nazi with an apron: you either follow his rules, or you don't get served
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Recent Examples of nazi
At one point seeming to allow the Nazi flag and the Confederate flag in history class until that loophole was closed, the bill now permits, with a few exceptions, just the U.S. flag, the Utah state flag, Olympic flags, military flags and the flags of universities and colleges to be flown or put up.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Today, Lewis is a member of the Jews Against Gassing Coalition, a New Orleans-area group decrying the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, such a method echoes the Holocaust, when 6 million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
In addition to the town hall meeting -- the first of several planned over the next three weeks -- Democrats deployed a digital ad campaign about the court race showing Musk wielding a chainsaw and raising his arm in a gesture many have compared to a Nazi salute.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The ads reference Musk's hand gesture at Trump's inauguration, which critics said resembled a Nazi salute.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Far and away the most popular of the Technicolor combat films was William Wyler’s The Memphis Belle (1944), the story of a B-17 on its 25th mission over Nazi Germany.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Goodman recounts in detail her torture under the Nazis, and their decision to reinstate her death sentence based on the testimony, however distorted, provided in Shiber’s book.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
Musk and others, including Steve Bannon, have taken this a step further, making what appear to be Nazi salutes while mocking anyone in the media who calls them out.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
When her husband was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp, Girone was eight months pregnant, Claims Conference said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Today, Lewis is a member of the Jews Against Gassing Coalition, a New Orleans-area group decrying the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, such a method echoes the Holocaust, when 6 million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
In addition to the town hall meeting -- the first of several planned over the next three weeks -- Democrats deployed a digital ad campaign about the court race showing Musk wielding a chainsaw and raising his arm in a gesture many have compared to a Nazi salute.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The ads reference Musk's hand gesture at Trump's inauguration, which critics said resembled a Nazi salute.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Far and away the most popular of the Technicolor combat films was William Wyler’s The Memphis Belle (1944), the story of a B-17 on its 25th mission over Nazi Germany.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Goodman recounts in detail her torture under the Nazis, and their decision to reinstate her death sentence based on the testimony, however distorted, provided in Shiber’s book.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
Musk and others, including Steve Bannon, have taken this a step further, making what appear to be Nazi salutes while mocking anyone in the media who calls them out.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
When her husband was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp, Girone was eight months pregnant, Claims Conference said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
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In the comics, Sinestro starts off as a member of the Green Lantern Corp, eventually becoming a villain and starting his own Sinestro Corp.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In Lynch’s festering neo-noir mystery from 1987, Hopper plays a chronic villain perpetually sipping from a tank of amyl nitrate and handing out hits as a way to manipulate his henchmen.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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The same Cromwellian brutes that persecuted witches in the English village of Warboys in 1589 are alive and well today to bully LGBTQ folks, immigrants, physicians trying to save lives of pregnant women and even scientists like Dr. Anthony Fauci.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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Potgieter is usually a monster off the tee, leading the tour in driving distance coming into the week.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The soldiers, both in the streets and at guard posts, fired their weapons, trying to prevent the moon from being eaten by a mythical monster frog called Reahou.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Only criminal hacking is a crime, and not all hackers are criminals.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Officers says there are many reasons people use fake plates: criminals hoping to avoid being tracked by law enforcement, evading fines on toll roads, or people trying to find a way to drive without a driver’s license or insurance.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2025
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The closing scene is Trump relaxing on a sun lounger next to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is widely portrayed as a devil in Gaza.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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At that point, Taiwan’s survival would depend entirely on U.S. military warships and aircraft rapidly arriving and entering into the conflict—a massive gamble for Taipei and a devil’s choice for the United States.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2023
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Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.—
Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Jan. 2023
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The music inspires its creatures, and vice versa — like the Altamaha-ha, a legendary water beast that hails from stories told around the Altamaha River in Georgia.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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At his peak, Bosa was a beast to keep out of opponents’ backfields.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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