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
And right now, the Democrats are the lesser of two evils.
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Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
On some level, Hasna senses that such a soulless, Kafkaesque environment has to be hiding worse evils than paycheck withholding and infrequent bathroom breaks.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Joplin’s luminous musical parable on the evils of ignorance and superstition, on redemption through education and enlightenment, is uncannily attuned to the present moment.
—Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
Ranked-choice voting would increase the chances of electing people whom voters are for, rather than the lesser of two evils.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
But there also seemed to be a sense of embarrassment about what were considered necessary evils.
—Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
The rules, and their enforcement, are often seen as necessary evils for the sake of protecting property values, even among the vast majority of residents who have had action taken against them.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
And for Michael Kosta, who made the best argument for alternative energy this Earth Day, getting Ryan to riff on the evils of crypto was a true get.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Still, the state is often seen as the lesser of two evils when compared to a neighbor like Florida.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
On some level, Hasna senses that such a soulless, Kafkaesque environment has to be hiding worse evils than paycheck withholding and infrequent bathroom breaks.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Joplin’s luminous musical parable on the evils of ignorance and superstition, on redemption through education and enlightenment, is uncannily attuned to the present moment.
—Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
Ranked-choice voting would increase the chances of electing people whom voters are for, rather than the lesser of two evils.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
But there also seemed to be a sense of embarrassment about what were considered necessary evils.
—Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
The rules, and their enforcement, are often seen as necessary evils for the sake of protecting property values, even among the vast majority of residents who have had action taken against them.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
And for Michael Kosta, who made the best argument for alternative energy this Earth Day, getting Ryan to riff on the evils of crypto was a true get.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Still, the state is often seen as the lesser of two evils when compared to a neighbor like Florida.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evils
Noun
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Which just goes to show three wrongs don’t make a right.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Another one-and-done series, The CW's Good Cop/Bad Cop was a comedic procedural starring Luke Cook and network vet Leighton Meester as sibling detectives trying to right the wrongs of their crooked-cop father, played by Clancy Brown.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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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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Like the black bamboo by my window, bent by the heavy snows, we were broken by the burden of our sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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For pilgrims, Hajj, performed over five days, can be a deeply moving spiritual experience and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.—
Baraa Anwer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Charli isn’t pretending the world’s ills are curable through a sweaty night dancing with friends.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Giant could have taken the same approach to Dahl as Dahl took to his own characters, clearly telegraphing the author’s ills and reducing him to them.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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