as in wrongs
that which is morally unacceptable
our free will allows us to choose between good and evil
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Recent Examples of evils
During the War for Independence, the tribe saw the British as the lesser of two evils.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
So please get ready for a choice of evils.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
For African Americans, presidential elections have almost always been exercises in lesser evils and harm reduction.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
All the while, Russian state TV continued to air the Kremlin’s talking points about the valor of its troops, the evils of Ukraine and its Western allies, and the approaching victory of Russia.
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Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
By the way, Orange County Republicans clearly don’t buy the evils-of-voting-by-mail thing.
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Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
And right now, the Democrats are the lesser of two evils.
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Kiara Moore,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
On some level, Hasna senses that such a soulless, Kafkaesque environment has to be hiding worse evils than paycheck withholding and infrequent bathroom breaks.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
So please get ready for a choice of evils.
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
For African Americans, presidential elections have almost always been exercises in lesser evils and harm reduction.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
All the while, Russian state TV continued to air the Kremlin’s talking points about the valor of its troops, the evils of Ukraine and its Western allies, and the approaching victory of Russia.
—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
By the way, Orange County Republicans clearly don’t buy the evils-of-voting-by-mail thing.
—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
And right now, the Democrats are the lesser of two evils.
—
Kiara Moore,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
On some level, Hasna senses that such a soulless, Kafkaesque environment has to be hiding worse evils than paycheck withholding and infrequent bathroom breaks.
—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evils
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Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs.
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So did two wrongs make a right?
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In addition to public goods, AI will also create public bads.
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Naturally, the meeting is a flop because no one was prepared, and their spontaneous ideas are frankly fireable-offense bad (a baguette bag shaped like a baguette for Paris?
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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Around the country, data centers have been blamed increasingly for a host of environmental ills.
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That’s actually the theme of an essay that Masha Gessen, who writes often about Russia and its many ills, has asked.
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“Evils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evils. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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