Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviled
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Mix in 4 garlic cloves, finely grated, 1 Tbsp.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 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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Armenia’s pivot to the West has irritated the Kremlin, however.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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It is expected that Mourinho will try to tighten control over leaks concerning internal dressing-room matters, something that has irritated the club this season — and which Alonso sought to tackle.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The Lieser family of Jewish industrialists was persecuted by the Nazis, including being imprisoned, and lost almost all their possessions to Nazi seizure.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
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Family members and friends were persecuted, arrested, and killed.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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She was ultimately convicted on all 12 counts stemming from their deaths, including murder, aggravated vehicular homicide, and drug possession.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Rafaela aggravated his back on a diving catch during the homestand last week and Contreras hyperextended his elbow on a swing over the weekend.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Richmond, exasperated, seems to have folded up Paine’s gift into quarters and buried it within his papers.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 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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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 10 Jun. 2026.
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