Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviled
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Parmesan, finely grated (about 1½ cups).—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Everything grated is trapped inside the box grater and can be lifted (still on its side) from the counter to a bowl.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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The lengthy posts are the latest development in the long-standing family feud that has gnawed away at the Beckhams’ attempts to project a perfect family life.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
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That’s gnawed-on, as in rodents.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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His captors tormented him by saying that his family didn’t care about him.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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When pressured during the NFC Championship Game, Darnold completed 5-of-11 passes for 102 yards and three touchdowns, per Next Gen Stats, against the same Rams front that tormented him last year.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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For a long time your political cartoons published in the editorial pages have irritated me.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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The song, which reclaims a derogatory term for Venezuelan female migrants, was interpreted as defiant and irritated the Venezuelan president, then facing widespread reports of electoral fraud.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Secret Agent’s primary setting is a house full of misfits and refugees in the northeastern city of Recife, a safe harbor from those persecuted by the country’s military regime, ruled over by the inimitable Dona Sebastiana (Tânia Maria, whose role was written specifically for her).—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump has promised to help rescue the country’s persecuted protesters as thousands died.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Feb. 2026
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The severity of the weather was aggravated by heat in Chicago, where highs were reaching over 90 degrees.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The consequences of Russian strikes are aggravated in many urban areas by reliance on centralized heating systems, a legacy of the Soviet era.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Federal judges elsewhere have grown increasingly exasperated with ICE’s failure to comply with court orders.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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The number of people openly or covertly exasperated by MAGA is now enormous, and what’s needed is a dynamic unifier who can get things done.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Mattison was excited about the possibility of helping the Dolphins solve their short-yardage shortcomings, a problem that had bedeviled them the previous two seasons.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Libya’s central bank is suing Zimbabwe’s finance minister and national oil company for more than $100 million, the latest development in a spiraling debt crisis that’s bedeviled the southern African nation for a quarter of a century.—
William Clowes,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Deviled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviled. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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