Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviled
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The end of Malone’s 10-year Nuggets tenure was abrupt and awkward, as his voice grew stale in the locker room and his intense personality grated on players, as team and league sources detailed to The Denver Post last year.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Remove sauce from heat and mix in 2 garlic cloves, finely grated, and pasta, then gently fold in reserved leeks.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 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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As Amadeus’ brilliance continues to flourish in spite of his personal demons, a questionable reputation and scepticism from the conservative court, Salieri becomes increasingly tormented by this apparent divine gift.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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She is tormented by the fact that the june bug seems entirely unconcerned about becoming bait or being deported.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Even minimal exposure to artificial lights irritated his burns, and recovery took months.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Many people have come out of the woodwork and jumped on the bandwagon, which irritated me.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Trump implemented a program offering migration and asylum to white Afrikaners who feel persecuted in South Africa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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For years, deportations could be indefinitely delayed if an immigrant successfully argued that they’d be tortured or persecuted if they were returned home.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Snow melt from a mid-March winter storm, aggravated by recent rains, caused flooding problems throughout the region.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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An All-Star last season, Stowers has missed the first two-plus weeks of the season with a hamstring injury that was sustained early in spring training and was re-aggravated a week before the regular season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cunk on Earth plays like a Daily Show segment spread out across five hours, in which viewers watch the earnest — and ofttimes exasperated — talking heads field inane questions from Morgan’s uproariously daft Cunk.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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No wonder these countries are exasperated.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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That's become the central issue and has really bedeviled Trump in recent weeks.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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But this project was bedeviled with budget trouble, and axed before anyone got to see it.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Deviled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviled. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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