variants
or daemon
1
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
Reed was also a demon on special teams, blocking four punts.
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Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
But in the second round, the demons that attacked him at the PGA Championship returned.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Emma Caulfield, who played former demon Anya Jenkins, also has a young daughter.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Alex Fine said Cassie 'did the work of fighting the demons' — not him
On May 16, after his wife's testimony reached the finish line, Fine delivered comments through the couple's lawyer Douglas Wigdor, who spoke outside the Manhattan federal courthouse.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
But in the second round, the demons that attacked him at the PGA Championship returned.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Emma Caulfield, who played former demon Anya Jenkins, also has a young daughter.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Alex Fine said Cassie 'did the work of fighting the demons' — not him
On May 16, after his wife's testimony reached the finish line, Fine delivered comments through the couple's lawyer Douglas Wigdor, who spoke outside the Manhattan federal courthouse.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demon
Noun
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Assign a devil’s advocate to challenge views and ensure richer discussions. 6.—
Nuala Walsh,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Mahnaz’s son is a Tasmanian devil spinning his ticking time bomb energy into entrepreneurial pursuits (running a gambling ring at school), bullying classmates and yelling at any adult that interferes with his forcefield.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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His independent investigations lead him to a supernatural serial killer (Harry Treadaway), who will seemingly stop at nothing to torment Hodges.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Speaking from her clients’ experiences and her own, Rosenbluth recognized the way these influencers’ cruel messages often directly echo the internal torment of people with eating disorders.—
Oona Hanson,
CNN Money,
16 May 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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Combining animation and live action, the film continues the adventures of the magical imp Pumuckl.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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Hamas and other militant groups kidnapped 251 people from Israel during the October 7, 2023 terror attacks.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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In the trailer, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Ackles) is recruited to be part of an elite team tasked with preventing a large scale terror attack in Los Angeles.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Instead, his presence is more like a ghost (literally at times), and a wedge between these two sisters.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Nicole Ari Parker in And Just Like That Season 3 Craig Blankenhorn—Max Carrie’s ghosts must have stayed behind at the old apartment.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 May 2025
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This game, about vampires hidden in a dark reflection of our modern world, eventually grew to be part of the World of Darkness.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The news comes as amid the success of Sinners, the Warner Bros vampire horror film that represents Jordan’s fifth collaboration with Ryan Coogler, after both arrived on the scene with 2013’s Sundance Film Festival hit Fruitvale Station.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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It was filled with hideous props — ghouls and skeletons crafted of balsa wood, wax, and papier-mâché.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The episode continues the momentum with an extended stalker-vision first-person shot, as an unseen person creeps inexorably into an unidentified home at night, eventually revealing the Empire ghoul who tortured our gal Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) last season.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Saving him and others is their work Pratt & Whitney union votes to approve new contract, end strike Private equity created a ‘nightmare’ in CT hospitals, staff say.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2025
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Watching the men who trusted him to lead them home devoured by monsters or crushed by clashing rocks was not a fairytale, but a nightmare.—
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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“Demon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demon. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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