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
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony in Jerusalem on January 23, 2020 commemorating the people of Leningrad during the Second World War Nazi siege on the city.
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Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Considerable research by historians has found that some Polish individuals and groups did collaborate with the Nazi occupiers.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The individual, whose face was blurred, was making what appeared to be a Nazi salute with his arm.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Makela fears the outcome could mirror the 1938 Munich Agreement, when Nazi Germany seized part of Czechoslovakia with promises not to take more — promises later broken.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
Pritzker previously made a comparison between Trump’s second term and the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Case in point: of the fifteen men who attended the Wannsee Conference, in 1942, where Nazi leaders formulated the Final Solution, more than half had doctorates.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
In the aftermath of WWII, the United States did feed Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan — but only after their surrender.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Case in point, James Moll’s The Last Days, which zeroes in on a handful of Hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust in the last year of World War II, when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary and began mass deportations to concentration camps.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Considerable research by historians has found that some Polish individuals and groups did collaborate with the Nazi occupiers.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The individual, whose face was blurred, was making what appeared to be a Nazi salute with his arm.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Makela fears the outcome could mirror the 1938 Munich Agreement, when Nazi Germany seized part of Czechoslovakia with promises not to take more — promises later broken.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
Pritzker previously made a comparison between Trump’s second term and the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Case in point: of the fifteen men who attended the Wannsee Conference, in 1942, where Nazi leaders formulated the Final Solution, more than half had doctorates.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
In the aftermath of WWII, the United States did feed Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan — but only after their surrender.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Case in point, James Moll’s The Last Days, which zeroes in on a handful of Hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust in the last year of World War II, when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary and began mass deportations to concentration camps.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
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Temuera Morrison plays a terrific villain as the murderous King Kahekili.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Living with the aftermath Smollett in Episode 9 Courtesy of Apple TV+ Lehane never set out to create a simple morality tale with clear heroes and villains.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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But Madsen was born to be the Lee Marvin of the 1990s — the kind of laconic brute who spoke softly and carried a sharp straight-razor.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 July 2025
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The novel is often rhapsodic about its alpha brutes, but, toward the end, Frey turns the tables.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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Second-year defensive tackle Isaiah Iton enjoyed an up-and-down day, jumping offsides during individual and team drills, notching a run stuff and monster win in 1-on-1 pass rush.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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The luxury, 387-room hotel, located in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills complex, is collaborating with the Nintendo, the parent company of Pokémon, to give its fans the ultimate respite this summer: a few nights surrounded by their favorite pocket monsters.—
Jalyn Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Saturday Night Live alum, 31, and Beverly Hills Cop actor, 64, star in the action-comedy The Pickup as Travis and Russell, two security guards whose vehicle is hijacked by Zoe (Keke Palmer), a criminal on a mission to avenge her dad by robbing a casino.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Neighborhoods where residents get out and meet each other and know their law enforcement are safer and discourage criminals — that’s the thinking behind the National Night Out campaign.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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The San Diego Zoo has cared for Tasmanian devils off and on since the 1950s.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Tasmanian devils are carnivorous marsupials found only on the island of Tasmania off Australia.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 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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The previous version of the immersive attraction brought guests face to face with the terrifying flickering TV screen, the menacing beast from beyond, and the pool filled with floating corpses.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Just below the horizon, but headed our way, is the rough beast John Lithgow, his hour come 'round at last.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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