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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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2
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
Pete is the one who gets Kayce a job on the five-person marshal team and ends up being a big influence on his friend, despite battling his own demons.
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William Earl, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
Now, the demons have caught up.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Are Hellebuyck’s playoff demons slain, then?
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
This national touring production of this comedy musical is about a demon trying to trick a family into freeing him from death.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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William Earl, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
Now, the demons have caught up.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Are Hellebuyck’s playoff demons slain, then?
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
This national touring production of this comedy musical is about a demon trying to trick a family into freeing him from death.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demon
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What begins as a journey for father and son to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, quickly turns into a fantastical adventure the tests their relationship and digs up ghosts from Kratos' past.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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In times of crumble and collapse, buildings and governments may fall, but stories are the ghosts that whisper to us from the rubble.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Speaking of torment, what happened to Mediodía?—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Oooof, this emotional torment hits so good!—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ledger ingeniously plays the Joker as a chaotic force of nature, a scarred and unknowable ghoul clad in clown paint and a garish suit from Demon's Wearhouse.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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This also marks the first time players can become ghouls themselves in the mainline story.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Their trials featured emotional testimony from shooting survivors about the terror of the mass shooting.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The stabbings on Interstate 495 remain under investigation and are not believed to be terror related.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Other sufferers, however, who submitted entries to the 1983 Migraine Art Competition, depicted their pain in drawings and paintings of nails, needles, axes, ice picks, arrows, bolts, jaws, chisels, shivs, guns, red-hot spears, sledgehammers, devils, and long pins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Think of devil’s food in Bundt form!—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Mort’s definitely gotten the short end of the hybrid human-vampire stick, with an unimpressive ability to read the family dog’s mind.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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The movie is set in the Mississippi River Delta during the 1930s and tackles themes of music, race, family, religion and vampires.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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What should’ve been a fun day out has turned into a lifelong nightmare for the brothers – now adults – who question every decision of their young lives at the time, and those made in subsequent years by police, detectives, and lawyers.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Set in a Southern English town, the film follows Xavier Prince (Lukeba), a deeply troubled man whose good deed turns into a hellish nightmare when he’s accused of murder.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Demon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demon. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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