Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviled
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Add 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated, zest of 1 lemon, ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, 1 tsp.—
Alexia Duchêne,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026 -
In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
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Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 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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Marte has absolutely tormented the Giants over the last week-and-change.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Inside are museum spaces that tell the story of Obama’s Presidency, grounded in the country’s tormented racial history.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Some highbrow writers had a right to be irritated by the concept of chick lit, though that wasn’t the fault of chick lit authors themselves.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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His last-minute, mixmaster approach to closing out the transit negotiations irritated several participants, but the end result was a fiscally responsible and transformative restructuring of mass transit in northern Illinois.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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During and shortly after the Spanish Civil War, Franco’s regime, too, persecuted Esperantists for the language’s association with anti–nationalism and anarchism.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Blanche, who defended the fund at a congressional hearing this week, has said anyone who believes they’ve been persecuted can apply for compensation regardless of political affiliation.—
Eric Tucker,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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The exact charges will depend on the facts of the case, but they could be charged with DUI, aggravated DUI, or intoxication manslaughter.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
26 May 2026
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Wasps will become aggravated if their nest is disturbed, so it's not recommended to knock down the nest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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There were points at which the deal with FIFA appeared in the balance, most notably when the latter was left exasperated by the region’s transit costs for World Cup ticket holders when the prices were presented last month.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Now, as the Senate returns Monday, Republicans remain bedeviled by the fund and how to move forward.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Oddly enough, Lewis — bedeviled by a series of injuries that included two season-ending knee surgeries since even before his MLB clock started ticking — has been healthy and unproductive.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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“Deviled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviled. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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