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1
as in ghost
an evil spirit
only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon
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as in torment
a source of persistent emotional distress
a man who was finally able to conquer his demons and kick his drug habit
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Recent Examples of demon
When their biggest demonic enemy (Lee Byung-hun) encourages the formation of an equally popular K-pop boy band aimed at stealing the souls of their fans, the trio has to fight harder than ever to hold the demons at bay while keeping their friendship intact.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 June 2026
These are places from Filipino folklore, where shapeshifters, demons, witches, and monsters exist.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 June 2026
The demon is simply a manifestation of something less bizarre and far uglier.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Despite their origin in Nordic stories, the dolls were linked to the Mesopotamian demon Pazuzu (the antagonist in the movie The Exorcist) after a 2025 social media post went viral; this led to several owners destroying their dolls.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 June 2026
These are places from Filipino folklore, where shapeshifters, demons, witches, and monsters exist.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 June 2026
The demon is simply a manifestation of something less bizarre and far uglier.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Despite their origin in Nordic stories, the dolls were linked to the Mesopotamian demon Pazuzu (the antagonist in the movie The Exorcist) after a 2025 social media post went viral; this led to several owners destroying their dolls.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demon
Noun
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There are even whispers of his ghost still haunting the area.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Co-stars include Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard in the story of two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts and the lies underpinning their business.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Sore from the torment of her family’s banishment, Espinoza feels the pulse of current events.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Many a knave is rich, sleek, and honored, while the just man is poor, hated, and in torment.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Night of the Living Dead centers all the action at a farmhouse, where seven people attempt to ward off the ghouls — without any prior knowledge of how to do so.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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Jittery housemaid Miss Lamb (Thomasin McKenzie) proves less trouble to manage, as Fred scares the wits out of her with bogus talk of a ghoul wandering the Moors.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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In the end, reverence for the likes of Genghis Khan, Hitler, and Attila the Hun mistakes fear for respect, destruction for disruption, and raw terror for true greatness.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Set five years after the Ghostbusters took the Statue of Liberty for a walk, young, scrappy New Yorkers face a new wave of supernatural terror hitting the Big Apple.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
24 June 2026
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But there are lots of potential devils in the details (otherwise there’d be little need for experimental reactors).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Like Lestat explains, there are levels of enjoyment for a vampire.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
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Jones first floated the idea of rock star Lestat while the team filmed Season 2 in Prague in 2023, giving Wood time to begin imagining what a nearly 300-year-old vampire might wear while reinventing himself as a singer.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The killing scenes of the regime were so fresh in my nightmares when the war began and now the sound of airstrikes and fighter jets added to them.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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“Demon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demon. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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