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as in Satan
capitalized
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell
the Devil is traditionally seen as a being who relentlessly tempts people to commit evil
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as in demon
an evil spirit
acted as if possessed by some devil
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as in man
a member of the human race
that poor devil never did achieve his dream
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as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
why, you little devil!
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
he's a devil to everyone he does business with
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as in to torment
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Recent Examples of devil
Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
And there are folk devils being made all around us, so maybe another Nosferatu adaptation is more necessary than ever.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
So understanding the strange tricks that devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has evolved to ensure its survival should shed new light on cancer writ large.
—Julie Rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014
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Noun
For dessert, there’s devil’s food cake or apple cinnamon concha.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
And there are folk devils being made all around us, so maybe another Nosferatu adaptation is more necessary than ever.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
It’s also designed to better accommodate female astronauts, a problem that has deviled the space agency in the past.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
So understanding the strange tricks that devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has evolved to ensure its survival should shed new light on cancer writ large.
—Julie Rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devil
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Not the one about Jesus’ life and death, but the one about his Second Coming, featuring the world’s best foils: the red dragon, i.e., Satan, and the beast from the sea, whom theologians later interpreted as the Antichrist.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Lister was Robert Forster’s business partner in Jackie Brown (1997) and the second son of Satan in Adam Sandler’s Little Nicky (2000).—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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But as Korean conservatives prepare for a long night of wrestling with their demons, liberals are facing troubles of their own.—
John Delury,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2025
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What if Valeri Nichushkin’s personal demons hadn’t led to him leaving the team in the playoffs for two straight years?—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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The training school was a juvenile correctional facility that served boys and men between the ages of 12 and 21.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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But the issue of transgender men in sports has not drawn the same attention as transgender women.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The film sees Williams, represented via a CGI monkey, start to reconnect with childhood friends after briefly hitting pause on his solo career.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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There is an endangered primate in the remote mountains of China called a snub-nosed golden monkey.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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His music has served as a vehicle for haunting, bombastic fantasies, often with himself as the villain.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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The actor was also fired from his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain Kang the Conqueror, who was originally intended to feature in the next two Avengers films.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Watch on Deadline Dusty is a quiet guy and O’Connor, probably not a casting director’s idea of a cowboy, really manages to show us who this young man is, often with just his forlorn facial expressions rather than the limited dialogue he is given in many scenes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Will Rodgers Foundation announced last week that the Palisades Fire claimed both historic homes of the famed cowboy actor and member of the Cherokee Nation.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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The record-breaker might not be done tormenting Bay Area teams.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Yet keeping his romantic life in the closet torments him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Other series stars include Boyd Holbrook as Corinthian, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew the Raven, David Thewlis as John Dee, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, among others.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Welling is also known for his roles in Cheaper by the Dozen, Lucifer, Draft Day and more.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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