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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviled
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Rollins grated Breakker’s face against the steel cage as Bron collapsed.
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Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup), divided 3/4 tsp.
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Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside.
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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.
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In that movie, Depp played a young woman who is tormented after vampire Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) becomes obsessed with her.
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Alex Freeman tormented his opponents in Seattle on Friday, 30 years after his famous dad did the same.
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But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.
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Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.
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In Britain, all the large predators had long since been exterminated and the smaller ones (like foxes) were ruthlessly persecuted.
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Supporting people who have too often been, and continue to be, persecuted and othered would be a direct way to address the suffering.
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Chicago police said Lance Cunningham, 24, is facing felony charges, including multiple counts of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI.
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In August 2023, Shirilla was convicted of murder, felonious assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, drug possession, and criminal tools possession (psilocybin mushrooms and a scale were found at the crime scene).
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Though celebrated for his affability, Lincoln grew exasperated with Field’s rapid-fire delivery, waving him away.
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And based on the docket, the federal judge who handled her case grew exasperated with the avalanche of filings.
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Algae blooms have long bedeviled the DC landmark, though the one that broke out in the wake of the renovations appears to have reduced.
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Vance and Rubio’s delicate diplomatic dance aims to solve an issue that has bedeviled generations of American peace efforts.
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“Deviled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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