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Recent Examples of heathenish So repealing the Johnson Amendment is just another layer of concrete in the foundation of trust between this heathenish president and his loyal conservative Christian flock. Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 2 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heathenish
Adjective
  • Ashley Johnson and star/executive producer Travis Willingham tee up what's coming for their soft barbarian lady.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Bailey plays half-elf ranger Vex, O’Brien is her twin brother Vax, Willingham is the lovable barbarian Grog, Johnson is the holy gnome cleric Pike, Jaffe is the royal gunslinger Percy, Ray is magical half-elf druid Keyleth and Riegel is the raunchy gnome bard Scanlan.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • Your neighbors may even call you rude.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Crowd in New York has been bordered on rude; embarrassing!
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Trapped in their Hollywood Hills home, a family must fight for survival as a pack of savage coyotes closes in.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Each frame evokes the gauzy coziness and charm of peak-era '80s horror films such as Silver Bullet (1985), with its wilder elements anchored by a murderers' row of accomplished performers.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the energy costs involved in finishing the wall will take a brutal toll on wild species.
    Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Heathenish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heathenish. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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