as in wrongs
that which is morally unacceptable
our free will allows us to choose between good and evil
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Recent Examples of evils
If Redania doesn’t rise to oppose the evils plaguing the Continent, who will?
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Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The story sees the vengeful spirit La Llorona returning, forcing a fractured family to confront their past and join forces with their estranged curandero grandfather to battle ancient evils, before the Weeping Woman claims their children forever.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Augusta was a devout Christian who often lectured the Bible to her sons and blamed alcohol and women for the evils of the world, per the outlet.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
But this is no case study in the evils of devil-worshipping musicians.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Republican leaders characterized their move to pass Evers' maps as the lesser of evils.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead of turning the actual evils into metaphors.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Maa traces the story of a mother-daughter duo focusing on their escape from social and supernatural evils with almost zero support around them.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Having a runner on second should easily be the lesser of two evils.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The story sees the vengeful spirit La Llorona returning, forcing a fractured family to confront their past and join forces with their estranged curandero grandfather to battle ancient evils, before the Weeping Woman claims their children forever.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Augusta was a devout Christian who often lectured the Bible to her sons and blamed alcohol and women for the evils of the world, per the outlet.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
But this is no case study in the evils of devil-worshipping musicians.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Republican leaders characterized their move to pass Evers' maps as the lesser of evils.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead of turning the actual evils into metaphors.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Maa traces the story of a mother-daughter duo focusing on their escape from social and supernatural evils with almost zero support around them.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Having a runner on second should easily be the lesser of two evils.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evils
Noun
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Following a group of illusionists, the crew uses their magical tricks to stage a series of heists and right some wrongs.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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The New York Yankees should be one of the busiest teams in baseball this winter as the organization looks to right many of the wrongs from this year.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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In the Eastern Church, God isn’t interested in finding someone to punish for our sins; God is interested in becoming one with the physical universe, including humanity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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With each pot, cast iron skillet, and cooking utensil, Gilmore exemplified this longstanding tradition in Black life, negotiating her identity in America and resisting the ills of racial segregation that pervaded nearly every aspect of her community.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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That solves a lot of problems, a lot of ills of society.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Evils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evils. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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