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a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
only a heartless villain would kidnap a baby for ransom
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Recent Examples of villains
The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
For others, deep cuts are remembering the names of random Ninja Turtle villains.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Monica compiled nine quotes the other villains had said about West, Larsa and New York, and the three of them need to match those quotes to who said them.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Oh, did the villains not like being played aggressively with?
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Some of the most cathartic K-dramas include the least sympathetic characters, and Marry My Husband had some of the year’s best villains, allowing viewers to project frustration, anger, and hate onto fictional characters.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The universe was populated by Spider-Man’s villains and allies, but not the web-slinger himself.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Sony still had the film rights to multiple Spider-Man villains and side-characters, and thus, went to work building its own universe.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
For others, deep cuts are remembering the names of random Ninja Turtle villains.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Monica compiled nine quotes the other villains had said about West, Larsa and New York, and the three of them need to match those quotes to who said them.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Oh, did the villains not like being played aggressively with?
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Some of the most cathartic K-dramas include the least sympathetic characters, and Marry My Husband had some of the year’s best villains, allowing viewers to project frustration, anger, and hate onto fictional characters.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The universe was populated by Spider-Man’s villains and allies, but not the web-slinger himself.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Sony still had the film rights to multiple Spider-Man villains and side-characters, and thus, went to work building its own universe.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villains
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But even as the ways criminals use ransomware are set to evolve, the actual makeup of the technology isn’t expected to change too drastically in the coming years.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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The regulation, which would require small businesses to disclose the identity of people who directly or indirectly own a control a company, is designed to prevent criminals from hiding illicit activity conducted through shell companies or opaque ownership structures, the Treasury said.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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In Texas, the parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice identifies offenders six months before their initial eligibility and notice is sent to both trial officials and victim family members.Olivia Garrett, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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In the state of Louisiana, a DUI offense is considered a felony on third and subsequent convictions, according to Louisiana Court Records, although first-time DUI offenders can face felony charges in instances where a death or violation of child endangerment laws is involved.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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There were also potential issues at Pangong Lake, the location where the bandits are carried by the elephants and find the Mystic in a tree.Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
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Then, one by one, the beasts came forward.Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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His balloons would resemble cascades of oxygen bubbles sailing upward, strands of DNA, billowing sheets of candy buttons, or phosphorus deep-sea beasts made of LEDs.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, the two men — and the small army of gangsters and mercenaries Gi-hun has hired with his massive cash reserves — team up.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Worried that this year’s game will begin soon, Gi-hun ups the reward to 1 billion won (around $695,000) and intensifies the search until basically all of Seoul’s gangsters are working for him.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the most controversial event was the killing off of John Dutton in a murder staged by assassins as a suicide.Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Trinity first established herself on the national stage as a contestant on Drag Race season 6 in 2014, ultimately placing seventh in the overall competition after excelling at the stand-up comedy challenge and cementing her legacy as one of the season's lip-sync assassins.EW.com, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Villains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villains. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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