as in hell
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
simple stupidity is not enough to doom one to perdition
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Recent Examples of perdition
And there’s nothing to do but flee as though escaping perdition or howl as though hunting salvation.
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Yet, the measure was promptly shuffled into the House Rules Committee, where it could be buried to perdition.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.
—Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Yet, the measure was promptly shuffled into the House Rules Committee, where it could be buried to perdition.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.
—Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perdition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perdition
Noun
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Having earned degrees in political science and history at Ohio’s Miami University, Nixon was arguably over-qualified to be a roots-rocking, hell-raising provocateur who somehow was embraced by MTV for several years and went on to become the host of several shows on Sirius XM Radio.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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It is said that during Ramadan, the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of hell are closed.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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Donnie orders all of the women out and begins to throw Molotov cocktails to trap the men, who die in a blazing inferno.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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More than 230 firefighters and paramedics were dispatched as the inferno grew into a four-alarm fire.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Perdition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perdition. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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