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plural of devil
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as in daredevils
a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear originally snowboarders were regarded as devils on the slopes and a menace to skiers

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devils

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verb

present tense third-person singular of devil

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of devils
Verb
The anime series follows a young man who can demolish fellow devils via a pullstring in his chest that transforms parts of his body into chainsaws. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 Whether or not Alice lived happily ever after, Gertrude seems to have done so, at least once her devils were banished by inscrutability. Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Weapons seems to break such cycles, leaving no more devils hiding in basements or upstairs bedrooms playing with dolls or ribbons of hair. Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devils
Noun
  • Based on the book series The Mortal Instruments, the Freeform series follows a girl (Katherine McNamara) who descends from a long line of human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Red must face his demons and pick up the bottle one last time to take down the monster and save his town for good.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just over a week later, two men, Destry Jones, 20, and Damien Hinson, 18, were arrested in connection with the incident.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Recent research suggests that young men in low-income communities are particularly affected by financial consequences tied to sports gambling.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nkuringo Safaris offers a 10-day Great Apes Photography safari that includes gorillas, chimps, and golden monkeys in some of Uganda’s national parks.
    Essence, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But don't miss the red pandas, monkeys, or leopards, either.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yet if the Dodgers are to be cast as villains from the Book of Samuel, Toronto brought to the fight far more than pebbles.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • For the 2017 Dress to Be Free Halloween Party at House of Yes in New York City, Cardi B went as one of Disney's most notorious villains.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bringing together some of today’s most innovative stunt designers, this conversation traces the craft’s journey from early cinematic daredevils to today’s painstaking choreography; and its long fight for overdue Academy recognition.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their story lines are connected by the Talamasca, a secret society that keeps tabs on the world’s vampires, witches, ghosts, and demons, like archivists and librarians trained in combat and engaged in spycraft.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Our resident puck-heads have always had a sweet spot for the old World Hockey Association and its myriad of ghosts.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The house on Green Street belonged to the guys in a punk-metal crossover band called Meltdown.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But while guys like Payton Tolle, Connelly Early and Hunter Dobbins were garnering headlines, one of Boston’s best young arms toiled largely out of public view.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Devils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devils. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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