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Recent Examples of hellfire
In the final episode, the 171-year-old vampire — who was forever stuck in a 17-year-old’s body — sacrificed himself in order to stop the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Va., from getting destroyed by hellfire.
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 14 May 2025
Two months after the hellfires began in Southern California, each day brings fresh pain.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Two months after the hellfires began in Southern California, each day brings fresh pain.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 14 May 2025
Two months after the hellfires began in Southern California, each day brings fresh pain.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Two months after the hellfires began in Southern California, each day brings fresh pain.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellfire
Noun
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The semi-autonomous NNSA is more than a decade into its attempt to restart core production; in 2014, Congress directed the agency to establish capacity to build at least 80 pits per year by 2030.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Recreations of the Tribal Council fire pit and voting confessional booth set the scene.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Panthers want to climb out of the NFL abyss in 2025.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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Inside China, however, the country often seems to be not taking over the world so much as sinking into an autocratic abyss.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And there’s nothing to do but flee as though escaping perdition or howl as though hunting salvation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Yet, the measure was promptly shuffled into the House Rules Committee, where it could be buried to perdition.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
Noun
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And as this season has spiraled, it’s failed to bring out any fire and brimstone.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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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
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Brian is there waiting for her and holy hell are these two into each other.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Yes, there are teams that constantly underwhelm, but the teams that remain talented and in purgatory hell might be worse off.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Hellfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellfire. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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