as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the guy behind the food counter is a nazi with an apron: you either follow his rules, or you don't get served
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Recent Examples of nazi
The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would run for three days either side of May 9, when Putin will be hosting international leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping for lavish celebrations to commemorate victory over Nazi Germany.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, on Monday unilaterally announced a ceasefire to mark Victory Day -- the 80th anniversary commemoration of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
The institute was torched by a Nazi student mob, every book in its library burned in Opera Square.
—Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The truce would coincide with Russia’s World War II Victory Day commemorations on May 9 and the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.
—Darya Tarasova, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
The slogan has been used to warn the world to learn lessons from the Holocaust, in which Nazi Germany and their allies killed 6 million Jews, according to the Times of Israel.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The film’s synopsis reads: An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger unfolds in unexpected ways.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Fielder also pointed out the disproportionate representation of search results for under 'Nazi' compared to results for 'Judaism' on the service: 'We've been erased.'
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Nathan Fielder is firing shots at Paramount+.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
But the breathtaking audacity of imagining Paramount+’s German office as a Nazi war room raises the beef to A5 Japanese Wagyu levels, right along with casting an actor who speaks like a nefarious officer in a WWII movie.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, on Monday unilaterally announced a ceasefire to mark Victory Day -- the 80th anniversary commemoration of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
The institute was torched by a Nazi student mob, every book in its library burned in Opera Square.
—Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The truce would coincide with Russia’s World War II Victory Day commemorations on May 9 and the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.
—Darya Tarasova, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
The slogan has been used to warn the world to learn lessons from the Holocaust, in which Nazi Germany and their allies killed 6 million Jews, according to the Times of Israel.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The film’s synopsis reads: An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger unfolds in unexpected ways.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Fielder also pointed out the disproportionate representation of search results for under 'Nazi' compared to results for 'Judaism' on the service: 'We've been erased.'
Comments
Nathan Fielder is firing shots at Paramount+.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
But the breathtaking audacity of imagining Paramount+’s German office as a Nazi war room raises the beef to A5 Japanese Wagyu levels, right along with casting an actor who speaks like a nefarious officer in a WWII movie.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
Noun
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Children meet superheroes and villains, engage with games and movies, and are greeted by staff in costume.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The soul patch, villain, and walrus facial hair all work with masks while mutton chops and chin curtain don’t.—
Lisa Wood Shapiro,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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By the end of the episode, the audience is eager to meet the antihero, the brute, that everyone is talking about.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Switch was a monster, so the assumption is that sure, players will pay a full 50% more for a new one, if not more.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Oviedo and Sepúlveda shared with las Casas the view that Indians were not monsters and did, in fact, have souls that could be saved (a matter of debate for much of the sixteenth century).—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Reckless sanctuary city policies create a sanctuary for one class — criminals.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trump has expressed support for Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's maximum security prison, calling it an effective solution for U.S. criminals.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fire crackling in Burt’s (Christopher Walken) dining room, framing his face like a devil.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Wooly devil grows near drought-tolerant plants, including ocotillo, hedgehog cactus and creosote.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2023
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Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.—
Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Jan. 2023
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Some of the beasts may have developed frightening mutations.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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But the palazzo's aesthetic centerpiece is Bar della Musa, which is lined with polished silver tiles that shimmer like the scales of a mythic beast.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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