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also demonical
as in sinister
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter
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Recent Examples of demonic
Gale next donned a demonic doll suit as Chucky in Child's Play.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 May 2025
Is a demonic doll touring the U.S. to blame for the mishaps in Louisiana?
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 May 2025
The Warrens have said the doll is a demonic entity, and it is kept in a glass house at the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Fielder then materializes as a demonic observer backlit by an inferno.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 May 2025
Is a demonic doll touring the U.S. to blame for the mishaps in Louisiana?
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 May 2025
The Warrens have said the doll is a demonic entity, and it is kept in a glass house at the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Fielder then materializes as a demonic observer backlit by an inferno.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonic
Adjective
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Mitchell returned to the family’s Salt Lake City home months later with sinister intentions.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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Picking from hundreds of hours of original, low-budget TV ads, Glassman tells the sinister tale of two restaurants battling it out in the town of Westridge County.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Why is she mesmerized by grainy camcorder footage of what appears to be a bloody satanic ritual?—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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There’s religious zealotry, satanic rituals, stunning visuals, and demonic possession, so this Catholic-orphan undead party really does have it all.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While Disney hasn’t revealed Starfighter’s plot, THR adds that the film revolves around Gosling’s character protecting a young charge against evil pursuers, one of whom is Goth.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
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These dedicated warriors certainly earn our admiration in the good/evil binary of the conflict, but complications help give the documentary shape, as in the attention given a crusty logger named Valdir, who agreed to be featured on camera.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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After The Devil Wears Prada premiered in theaters 20 years ago this month, starring Anne Hathaway as recent college graduate Andy Sachs, who takes a job at fashion magazine Runway as the assistant to the diabolical Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
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Adapting Ed McBain’s detective novel King’s Ransom, Kurosawa moves effortlessly from compelling race-against-time thriller to exacting social commentary, creating a diabolical treatise on contemporary Japanese society.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Implement web filtering to restrict access to known malicious websites.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Paul and Cena made for quite the villainous duo, giving fans a fantastic performance against Uso and Rhodes that started off slow but got red hot by the conclusion of Money in the Bank.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Penelope’s flaws are humanizing, never outright villainous, and neither are they completely ignored.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonic. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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