Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviled
Verb
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Raw turnips can also be grated and used as a garnish.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Sprinkle finely grated semisweet chocolate evenly over top of cake.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There were gnaw marks on a chocolate bar on the floor, and a bag of peanuts under the hard candy shelf had been gnawed open.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The baby gnawed on the wood posts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The trio, paired with the Kookaburra ball introduced in 2020, have tormented visiting batters.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Was Scott brimming with optimism for the future, as his brother maintained, or privately tormented, as his partner believed?—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The decision by Aaron Turner, Kuminga’s agent, to go on a media tour in recent weeks while negotiating publicly in hopes of landing a better offer for Kuminga, irritated some with the organization, according to league sources.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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And the web designer from South Dakota certainly must have irritated her former final two ally Vince Panaro on her way out of the Big Brother house.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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In Nazi Germany, transgender people were persecuted, barred from public life.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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This Committee was initially created during the McCarthy Era, a dark time when the federal government repressed and persecuted American citizens for their political beliefs.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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These payments, which are tax-free, are intended for veterans whose disabilities are connected to illnesses, injuries, or events that developed or were aggravated during active duty.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Smith missed last week’s win over NC State and aggravated his calf strain in the first quarter against Boise State.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jim Kovalsky, the president of a nonprofit called the Florida East Coast Railway Society, appeared exasperated in a local-TV interview last year.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Then people get exasperated, start talking about judicial supremacy, and try to chop the Court off at its knees by seeking traditional amendment instead.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The one thing that has bedeviled the group is the quarterback run.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hegseth, who has been bedeviled by leaks during his tenure as Defense Secretary, has portrayed his actions against the press corps as a matter of national security.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Deviled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviled. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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