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a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the guy behind the food counter is a nazi with an apron: you either follow his rules, or you don't get served
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Recent Examples of nazi
The Norwegian director balanced horror, humor and action with more panache in the films that put him on the map, Dead Snow and its sequel, which dumped Nazi zombies in mountain woodlands.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Origin: Hebrew Meaning: Friendship Alternative Spellings & Variations: Rudy, Rhoda
More Heroic Girl Names
Anne: Anne Frank, the diarist hiding from Nazi persecution, still inspires generations of readers with her heroism.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
The item, a square from a prisoner’s Nazi concentration camp uniform with a pink triangle and number on it, has since been displayed in a special case.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Once you’re labeled a Nazi, there’s nothing that can’t be justified to stop you.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
Some like Sarkar equated a detention center in Dublin to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II or to the Jewish concentration camps of Nazi Germany.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump compared Starmer's approach to Iran to former United Kingdom Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who adopted an appeasement policy toward Nazi Germany during World War II.
—Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Inside, Nazi armbands, swastikas, and storm-troopers filled the aisles.
—Literary Hub, 24 Mar. 2026
After the election of a neofascist politician named Derek Beackon to the local council in 1993, the LPA released a pamphlet with the headline nazi occultists seize omphalos.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Origin: Hebrew Meaning: Friendship Alternative Spellings & Variations: Rudy, Rhoda
More Heroic Girl Names
Anne: Anne Frank, the diarist hiding from Nazi persecution, still inspires generations of readers with her heroism.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
The item, a square from a prisoner’s Nazi concentration camp uniform with a pink triangle and number on it, has since been displayed in a special case.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Once you’re labeled a Nazi, there’s nothing that can’t be justified to stop you.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
Some like Sarkar equated a detention center in Dublin to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II or to the Jewish concentration camps of Nazi Germany.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump compared Starmer's approach to Iran to former United Kingdom Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who adopted an appeasement policy toward Nazi Germany during World War II.
—Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Inside, Nazi armbands, swastikas, and storm-troopers filled the aisles.
—Literary Hub, 24 Mar. 2026
After the election of a neofascist politician named Derek Beackon to the local council in 1993, the LPA released a pamphlet with the headline nazi occultists seize omphalos.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
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The horror film, which is directed by James Watkins, will track the origins of the shape-shifting villain, played by Tom Rhys Harries.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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But what makes this situation so hard is that there’s no obvious villain and no dramatic fallout (which, in some ways, would almost be easier to deal with).—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s happened in several Mid Atlantic rivers, but in the absence of larger brutes like blues and flathead, channels will thrive and can break the 15-pound mark.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking vicious monster, both focused on ripping Puck and Cordelia to shreds.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The scheme is designed to identify suspected criminals, combat identity fraud, and to police the EU's limit on 90-day stays within a 180-day period, according to the European Commission.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rex Heuermann, the man known as the Gilgo Beach killer, admitted to killing eight women over a span of decades, and the FBI is now looking into what motivated the 62-year-old to carry out his crimes to help capture other criminals in the future.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While the movie has some fun asking whether people actually want to know everything about their partners (a devil’s bargain since time immemorial), its real interest lies in how that knowledge is colored by who shares it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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Its theme — that the rich are different, and in not-good ways — meant she’d be forced into a ritualistic game of hide-and-seek, running for her life from her devil-worshipping, masters-of-the-world in-laws.—
Michael Ordoña,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Mar. 2026
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Pratt, in particular, brings ferocity to the savage antagonist Jack, a turn that signals the arrival of a major young talent.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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One answer would be that the more savage the storm, the more urgent the need for safe havens.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The unlawful taking of items from within a building which is either open to the general public or to which the offender has legal access.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2026
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According to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, Gregory Keyier-Deniro Davis was also found guilty of four counts of felony firearm, felony assault, assault with intent to commit great bodily harm and habitual offender.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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