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as in Satan
capitalized
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell
the Devil is traditionally seen as a being who relentlessly tempts people to commit evil
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as in demon
an evil spirit
acted as if possessed by some devil
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as in man
a member of the human race
that poor devil never did achieve his dream
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as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
why, you little devil!
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
he's a devil to everyone he does business with
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as in to torment
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Recent Examples of devil
Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
Highlights include a variety of cheese, smoked salmon, prosciutto, deviled egg salad, biscuits, bagels and baguettes and cinnamon rolls.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020
Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 8 July 2025
There may devils in these details Jenkins is a former Detroit City Council president and nonprofit CEO.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Noun
It’s also designed to better accommodate female astronauts, a problem that has deviled the space agency in the past.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
Highlights include a variety of cheese, smoked salmon, prosciutto, deviled egg salad, biscuits, bagels and baguettes and cinnamon rolls.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020
Verb
To play devil’s advocate to myself, though, this time around the contestants have air conditioning, which might have been a deal-breaker in order to get any contestants from The Golden Bachelor/ette there.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 8 July 2025
There may devils in these details Jenkins is a former Detroit City Council president and nonprofit CEO.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devil
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On the heels of its season premiere--which generated huge traffic on YouTube for its Trump segments--a trailer for the second episode shows that the show isn’t done with the president just yet, showing Trump sharing a dinner with Satan, and rubbing his leg under the table.—
Mark Joyella,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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As a speaker is heard talking about honoring Trump's courage, the president rubs Satan's leg under the table.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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The powerful entity attacked Naruto’s home, the Hidden Tree Village, before his birth, and the boy’s father used his newborn son as a vessel to trap the demon.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Well, look no further than demon of crowdwork Matt Rife, who has become the legal guardian of Ed and Lorraine Warren’s home.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Aug. 2025
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The wallet would end up going on a 151,000-mile odyssey across multiple states before a mechanic in Minnesota last month discovered that the obstacle that was preventing him from putting the vehicle's airbox back in place was — a man's leather wallet.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Drill sergeants—not therapy Faced with the ultimate in fitness standards, men and women throughout the military obsess over their weight and body shapes, experts say.—
Noelle Wiehe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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The monkeys have bright orange fur on their limbs, tails and heads but gray fur on their backs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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Who Said What When By the time the deepfakes were discovered, Byron had resigned, the head of HR as well, and Paltrow/Reynolds had recast the discussion just enough to get the monkeys off everyone’s backs.—
Davia Temin,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Temuera Morrison plays a terrific villain as the murderous King Kahekili.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Living with the aftermath Smollett in Episode 9 Courtesy of Apple TV+ Lehane never set out to create a simple morality tale with clear heroes and villains.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Elvis as a cowboy, a soldier, a surfer in nothing but his shorts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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There are also fantastic roles to play, like pirates, knights, cowboys, spies, princesses and mermaids.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Walker Buehler penned a gem of his own, tormenting his former NL West rival over six shutout innings.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
9 Aug. 2025
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These were the questions that tormented Levine in the weeks after her father’s death.—
Alessandra Schade,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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The first movie was led by Jay Hernandez (Magnum P.I.) while Part II was headlined by Lauren German (Lucifer), Bijou Phillips (Raising Hope) and Heather Matarazzo (Now and Again).—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
31 July 2025
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The first season finale implied a major upcoming conflict between Lucifer and Morpheus, but when the second season begins, Lucifer has suddenly abandoned that plan.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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“Devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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