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Recent Examples of fire and brimstone
And as this season has spiraled, it’s failed to bring out any fire and brimstone.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
If that’s not exactly fire and brimstone coming from Reid, such is the public persona of the fourth-winningest coach in NFL history.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
But the album is not all fire and brimstone.
—Juan Velasquez, Them., 4 Apr. 2025
Despite all the progressive fire and brimstone descending on Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency is making only a down payment on shrinking the administrative state.
—Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
If that’s not exactly fire and brimstone coming from Reid, such is the public persona of the fourth-winningest coach in NFL history.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
But the album is not all fire and brimstone.
—Juan Velasquez, Them., 4 Apr. 2025
Despite all the progressive fire and brimstone descending on Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency is making only a down payment on shrinking the administrative state.
—Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire and brimstone
Noun
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Amazon’s outdoor furniture section is packed with discounts on everything from egg chairs to small-space-friendly fire pit tables.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
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Right in the middle of Brooklyn, that part where Gowanus and Carroll Gardens meet, is a log cabin with roaring fire pits out front and split-log patio chairs.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Mahon ran Channel 4 for eight years and is seen as a savvy political and commercial operator, who is sure-footed under scrutiny — all attributes that would serve her well in the hellfire moments that often come with running the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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Instead of hellfire, Skate Story utilizes a vaporwave aesthetic to create an emotional journey throughout the Underworld.—
George Yang,
Forbes.com,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Kafka compared it to descending into the cold abyss of oneself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Within a five-day span last week, the Boston Red Sox went from the abyss to the mountaintop.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sloth, after all, is a deadly sin, and it was often seen as the first step on the slippery slope to perdition.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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California policymakers continue to make laws and allow regulators to contrive rules that make California a land of perdition rather than destination for enterprise because they have been captured by left-of-center interests.—
Kerry Jackson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Fire and brimstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20and%20brimstone. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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