deuce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deuce
Noun
  • His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher, obviously feels OK with what’s gone on here.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • One very important part of that care is pruning, something that scares the dickens out of people.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2021
Noun
  • And this even prompted former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to call Russia an enemy of the Iranian people and accuse them of caving to Satan.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • Gregory Peck plays a diplomat who secretly adopts a baby who turns out to be the son of Satan.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
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“Deuce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deuce. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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