fiend

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as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally the miserable, wasted lives of narcotic fiends

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as in devil
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell he swore that not even the fiend could tempt him to eat that dessert

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Recent Examples of fiend Both earnest viewers and splatter-drunk genre fiends can get excited by the deaths of characters who’ve been given some shading. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2025 Even so, that dimmer wattage does little to dull a film that plays like cine-karaoke — and as any mic fiend can attest, the glory in those moments belongs not to the singer, but the song. Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 May 2025 But caffeine fiends beware: The only way to get coffee here is to head to the reception desk and make it in an espresso machine. Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 4 May 2025 But there’s more going on in this case beyond this particular freeloading foreign fiend trying to stay on the dole forever. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiend
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Noun
  • Two of the game’s most brilliant villains have matured into eloquent eulogists.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
  • For an industry which has long been treated by the television and film industries as a dirty, dangerous business run by unethical, cartoon-ish villains like J.R. Ewing, such a balanced portrayal is a welcome change, indeed.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Having been sober for many decades herself, Bev recognizes the narcissism of addiction, the way addicts have a tendency to put themselves at the center of the universe.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Myung-gi suggests that Min-su may be dangerous as a drug addict seemingly going through withdrawals, and the group votes to take him out first.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • If Wrath of Khan is the gateway Star Trek film for sci-fi lovers, The Voyage Home is the gateway for everyone else.
    Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025
  • For nature lovers, Le Morne Brabant, the famous peak just across the bay from the resort, and the Black River Gorges National Park are worthy day trip options for some light hiking and taking in the island's legendary sights.
    Julie Olum, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Hero Tanjiro Kamado, a boy who joined the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was transformed into a demon, finds himself and his Demon Slayer comrades inside the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle, where the scene is set for the final battle between Corps and demons.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
  • The only survivor is his youngest sister Nezuko, who has been turned into a demon herself.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Assign someone to challenge ideas or play devil’s advocate.
    Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Like, Mars is a character, kind of like a devil on my shoulder.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • There are a few items our experts say are acceptable to hang up or place on a drying rack to dry naturally instead of tossing in the dryer.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
  • An in-house team of economic experts at Anthropic plan to award 20 to 50 global research grants of up to $50,000 each, and provide free access to Anthropic’s AI products to assist in the analysis.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • This freshly re-imagined Jag is worlds apart from that old German brute, but was similar in the sense of feeling wonderfully light and responsive, and utilizing hydraulic fluid to power its steering.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Cops released surveillance photos of a trio of brutes wanted for punching, repeatedly stabbing and robbing a man on a Bronx train last month.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • So why is TikTok and its tens of millions of users a winner?
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 July 2025
  • Cincinnati is the highest user of tax credits in the state.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 5 July 2025

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“Fiend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiend. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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