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Recent Examples of evil-minded
Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil-minded
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The cultural shift that turned horror cinema from a disreputable, rarely respected grind-house film genre into a billion-dollar-a-year mainstream business has done wonders for the genre’s overall quality.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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After Kent’s resignation, Republican hawks denounced him as a kook and a traitor to the cause, without touching on the delicate question of why Trump appointed such a disreputable figure in the first place.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Its tone is of a noir film, and begins with a missing persons mystery while gradually spinning out to reveal a world full of of fascist, evil mice.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The film also stars Jared Leto as He-Man's evil nemesis, Skeletor.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Predictions: Jamie Bell, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, Matthew Macfadyen, Matthew Rhys A loaded category is headlined by Carey Mulligan’s fierce, contemptible, often hilarious performance as Oscar Isaac’s fed-up wife in Beef.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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Most people in the anglosphere don’t follow this region, and those who do get their opinions from a small number of people with a contemptible worldview.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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Be it getting hit by a car, taken by predators, or snatched up for nefarious reasons like being used for dog fights.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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Captain Jonathan Baxter told PEOPLE that the surfer's death was not caused by anything nefarious.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The most memorable, and notorious, moment from the race was the ignoble exit of Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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That ignoble mini-streak ends this year.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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These despicable acts are the norm of this administration.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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There are dirty plays in hockey, and there are the plays beyond that that are just downright despicable.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Linda Cardellini offers up a killer breakdown to the roaring chorus of the lawn guy’s infernal leaf blower.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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La Fontaine’s fable runs to 44 lines; after the infernal prologue, the remaining 40 sketch the fortunes of Hell’s two daughters.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Lynn is the intellectual godfather of what is now known as the neo-Brandeisian movement, which identifies corporate consolidation as the singular, villainous force behind everything that has gone wrong in the United States.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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“Evil-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil-minded. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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