daimon

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Recent Examples of daimon Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were notoriously jealous and greedy), but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the people — the same root as democratic. Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
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Noun
  • The company’s pre-seed round is backed by Nuwa Capital, Suhail Ventures, Plus VC, OQAL Angel Syndicate and a number of strategic angel investors.
    David Prosser, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There should be an appeal to our better angels to look after one another and to recognize what’s happening.
    Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That genie is out of the bottle.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
  • One Aladdin Two Lamps contains spectacular genies of its own, particularly when the author follows her intuition.
    Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • On his journey, Geralt slices up several soldiers, a giant, ogre-like creature and a ghostly wraith.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the footage, Geralt approaches the domain of a wraith and battles the skeletal specter, culminating in a heart-ripping moment.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite its name, the bar operates as a globally minded cocktail destination with equal attention paid to other spirits, along with small bites and an impressive cigar selection.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
  • What’s unique about Tasovská’s approach is that the entire film is composed of Jarcovjáková’s photographs, infusing her artistic spirit into every frame.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators said the resident was experiencing excruciating pain from a hernia, phantom leg syndrome and nerve damage from diabetes.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Gives himself entirely to the race, shoots like a phantom up through the opening and then stands panting in the garret, completely motionless, while his eyes become accustomed to the change of light.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This raises the specter of the Fed nearing the terminal rate for this cycle before too long.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The specter of nuclear annihilation was now forever a reality, and the Cold War heightened the sense of uncertainty.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the centuries-old Cape Town Muslim community of my childhood, none of this was particularly unusual; older people spoke freely about ghosts or jinn, counseling us to take precautions of prayers, salt, incense, to limit our interaction with them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
  • By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Daimon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daimon. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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