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or daemon
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as in devil
an evil spirit
only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon
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Recent Examples of demon
Notwithstanding the endless parade of ghosts, demons, serial killers and at least one Mothman, Haunted Hotel is mostly not trying to frighten you.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
In the same room as the big-eyed demons and horseriders, perhaps the most puzzling mural fragments were discovered in 2022 and 2023.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
Not the demons or the infestations or the hauntings or the exorcisms.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
An underworld demon named Skinback will be wearing the skin of one of the group home counselors.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
In the same room as the big-eyed demons and horseriders, perhaps the most puzzling mural fragments were discovered in 2022 and 2023.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
Not the demons or the infestations or the hauntings or the exorcisms.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
An underworld demon named Skinback will be wearing the skin of one of the group home counselors.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for demon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demon
Noun
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If his dad is his guardian angel, looks like Dexter now has a devil on his shoulder, too.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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There is a background pattern on those stripes that depicts a devil, for some reason, but otherwise this is simple, effective and identifiably Milan.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This time, Scott had a less metaphysical explanation for his torment.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Others spoke about becoming stronger people despite years of torment by both close associates and online strangers.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mushroom’s healing properties also lead to hallucinations, often involving mysterious white imps, who should be adorable and instead come across as menacing little ghouls.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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And Dot — well, Dot keeps an imp in an old wine bottle.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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Swift canceled three shows in Vienna, Austria, while on the European leg of the Eras Tour in August 2024 after authorities discovered a planned terror attack targeting her concerts.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Maduro is the head of the Cartel de los Soles, a narco-terror organization which has taken possession of a country.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The highlight of this year’s event will be the new 17-foot-tall Lego Halloween Tree made with 680,963 Lego bricks and filled with cobwebs, ghosts and pumpkins.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Notwithstanding the endless parade of ghosts, demons, serial killers and at least one Mothman, Haunted Hotel is mostly not trying to frighten you.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lord Vampyre’s Very Important Monsters Costume Party — Compete in a costume contest hosted by the Lego vampire.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the plus side, no vampires were detected in the baby cohort.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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This year’s Halloween costumes will feature everything from on-screen favorites to glittery ghouls.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft’s security nightmare is coming true for more than 200 million Windows users.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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It’s been roughly 72 hours since Disney’s late-night nightmare started, and as of midday Friday in Hollywood, there’s still no word on when, or whether, Jimmy Kimmel will get his talk show back.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Demon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demon. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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