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also demonical
as in sinister
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter
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Recent Examples of demonic
The members of my party have the gall to request several of these demonic items from the livid waiter.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
If Hollywood is to be believed, life as a Catholic priest at the turn of the 20th century involved spending 75 percent of your time sitting in your office while people brought troubled women to you and asked you to determine if all of their problems could be explained away by demonic possession.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
Diddy’s demonic threat allegedly came in early 2016.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 4 June 2025
Gale next donned a demonic doll suit as Chucky in Child's Play.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 May 2025
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
If Hollywood is to be believed, life as a Catholic priest at the turn of the 20th century involved spending 75 percent of your time sitting in your office while people brought troubled women to you and asked you to determine if all of their problems could be explained away by demonic possession.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
Diddy’s demonic threat allegedly came in early 2016.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 4 June 2025
Gale next donned a demonic doll suit as Chucky in Child's Play.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonic
Adjective
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The Academy Award winner looks sinister and well-suited as a leader in some kind of underground workspace (one that resembles a NASA control room and the like).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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But those few seconds don’t erase all the fleeting, sinister impressions that came before — and that turn out not to have been fleeting, after all.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Later they were joined by other groups…more satanic than they.—
Dr. Robert G. Rabil,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Why is she mesmerized by grainy camcorder footage of what appears to be a bloody satanic ritual?—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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In Twin Peaks, Deputy Chief Hawk and Sheriff Frank Truman—filling in for ailing brother Frank—work on following a lead phoned in by an ailing Log Lady, while Richard Horne, son of Audrey Horne and Cooper’s evil double, spiraling into depravity and addiction, kills a child in a hit-and-run.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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Unfortunately, those lofty first-act ambitions give way to something much more formulaic, as Buzz joins forces with the usual ragtag bunch of misfits to battle the evil Emperor Zurg.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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These diabolical onslaughts are further weaponized by the reckless defunding of scientific and medical research and the undermining of public libraries (including the Library of Congress), museums, and other cultural institutions.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Rice owns that record now with a diabolical 197 receiving touchdowns.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Implement web filtering to restrict access to known malicious websites.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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These junior versions of some of of Marvel's superheroes feature Spidey, Ghost-Spider, and Miles Morales as they team-up to stop villainous plots in the city.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
19 June 2025
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And yes, the villainous Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald) also returns, reviving his rivalry with with Happy in what appears to be a graveyard.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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