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
Yet, while Corina grew up sheltered in an environment of suffocating caution, her brand of bravery purports that awareness of the evils that plague reality, met with a desire to seek joy amid that darkness, can be radical.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
That’s a lesser-of-evils solution, though, sacrificing sharpness in hopes of having more life in his legs.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
For supporters, after the battles with Arsenal this season, plenty of fans are siding with Liverpool in a ‘lesser of two evils’ situation.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
What’s interesting about the expectation and subsequent demand that Brave New World to directly confront the evils of an administration the filmmakers didn’t know was coming is that those same criticisms weren’t leveled at any of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) Captain America movies.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
And in some ways the panopticon of internet gossiping at such a scale shows all the goods and evils that gossiping has to offer.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Tobe Hooper constructs a picture of all-American wholesomeness — sunny suburbia where kids ride their bikes outside and neighbors gather to watch football on the television — contrasted against the evils of the country’s ruthless capitalistic pursuits.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
These evils are sensational and appalling, and there’s an impulse to perceive them as existing outside of our realities, perpetrated by people who aren’t like us.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Even in instances when Lopez wasn’t involved in a screen and simply spaced the floor, the Spurs were forced to choose the lesser of two evils.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
That’s a lesser-of-evils solution, though, sacrificing sharpness in hopes of having more life in his legs.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
For supporters, after the battles with Arsenal this season, plenty of fans are siding with Liverpool in a ‘lesser of two evils’ situation.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
What’s interesting about the expectation and subsequent demand that Brave New World to directly confront the evils of an administration the filmmakers didn’t know was coming is that those same criticisms weren’t leveled at any of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) Captain America movies.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
And in some ways the panopticon of internet gossiping at such a scale shows all the goods and evils that gossiping has to offer.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Tobe Hooper constructs a picture of all-American wholesomeness — sunny suburbia where kids ride their bikes outside and neighbors gather to watch football on the television — contrasted against the evils of the country’s ruthless capitalistic pursuits.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
These evils are sensational and appalling, and there’s an impulse to perceive them as existing outside of our realities, perpetrated by people who aren’t like us.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Even in instances when Lopez wasn’t involved in a screen and simply spaced the floor, the Spurs were forced to choose the lesser of two evils.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evils
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
Noun
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Conspiracy theories and simplistic sloganeering popular at the time tended to blame Iran’s ills solely on colonialism or capitalism.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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The book doesn’t find a clear answer to its titular question but breaks a taboo by searching for one in choices made by Iranians themselves and not just ills done to them by outsiders.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Evils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evils. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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