variants
or daemons
1
as in devils
an evil spirit
only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon
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as in terrors
a source of persistent emotional distress
a man who was finally able to conquer his demons and kick his drug habit
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Recent Examples of demons
The story follows Tanjiro Kamado, who joins the ancient Demon Slayer Corps after seeing his family killed by the man-eating demons terrorizing 20th-century Taishō-era Japan.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
In the same room as the big-eyed demons and horseriders, perhaps the most puzzling mural fragments were discovered in 2022 and 2023.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
Moviegoers yearn for demons to be slayed.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
KPop Demon Hunters is, after all, about the k-pop girl group Huntrix who seek to vanquish demons and restore harmony to the world.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The story features powerful demons, and even the demons have motivations to become stronger.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Both films center on fighters grappling with physical deterioration and personal demons.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Faustus cries, as demons, closing the deal, prepare to pull him down to the pit.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
In the same room as the big-eyed demons and horseriders, perhaps the most puzzling mural fragments were discovered in 2022 and 2023.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
Moviegoers yearn for demons to be slayed.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
KPop Demon Hunters is, after all, about the k-pop girl group Huntrix who seek to vanquish demons and restore harmony to the world.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The story features powerful demons, and even the demons have motivations to become stronger.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Both films center on fighters grappling with physical deterioration and personal demons.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Faustus cries, as demons, closing the deal, prepare to pull him down to the pit.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demons
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Weapons seems to break such cycles, leaving no more devils hiding in basements or upstairs bedrooms playing with dolls or ribbons of hair.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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Fletcher, who has been touring a number of the world’s hot spots, used his first trip to Haiti to meet with victims of the gangs’ terrors.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The violence, however, is nothing compared to the overall creature effects with the show’s new cast of extraterrestrial terrors.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2025
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Now in theaters nationwide, the third film in the franchise ends with an emotional gut punch as the ghosts — in some cases literally — of the titular estate came together for one last dance.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
13 Sep. 2025
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The bright orange bucket, sporting Home Depot's logo, features jack-o'-lanterns, bats, ghosts, spiders and spiderwebs.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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All 500-year-old vampires will be able to watch Talamasca on their television sets in linear fashion on AMC.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the two minute trailer (below), the death of someone close to a secret society charged with monitoring the world’s immortals, including witches and vampires, prompts the group to seek out a new recruit in the form of a young unsuspecting man, Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton).—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The season ends with everyone in good spirits.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This designation allowed those companies to legally sell their existing spirits, while the rest of the alcohol industry either waited it out, sold their stock to a company with a license, or dabbled in the underground spirits world.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms include high anxiety, avoidance of reminders of the trauma, emotional numbness, hypervigilance, frequent intrusive memories of trauma, nightmares and flashbacks.—
Arash Javanbakht,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now, the nightmares come to Switch 2.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The little ghouls at your party will howl for this tropical smoothie.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Aug. 2025
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But according to Jason, his dad had some notes about the film’s inclusion of some of the ghouls from the 1984 original.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Demons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demons. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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