as in villain
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
Among them: stark documentation of Nazi concentration camps, the Red Army Faction, and German reunification.
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Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Kipper said that when his father’s plane was shot down in Bologna, Italy, he was captured and taken to Germany as a Nazi prisoner of war.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
Trump’s order and Pritzker’s response mark a rare point of policy agreement between the governor and a president whose administration Pritzker has compared to Nazi Germany.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Meanwhile, Putin on Saturday held a series of bilateral talks with foreign officials who had attended Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in an apparent attempt to underscore the West’s failure to isolate it on the global stage.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Between 1939 and 1944, Vilna fell at different times to both Soviet and Nazi forces.
—James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
The event, marking Russia’s 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, featured over 11,500 troops and more than 180 military vehicles, including tanks, armored infantry vehicles and artillery used on the battlefield in Ukraine.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
May 8 marks 80 years since the close of the European theater in World War II, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Topping the list of those engagements was the Battle of Kursk in July and August 1943 when Nazi Germany fielded 2,000 aircraft to Russia's 2,792 as the Russian forces turned the tide of World War Two.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Kipper said that when his father’s plane was shot down in Bologna, Italy, he was captured and taken to Germany as a Nazi prisoner of war.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
Trump’s order and Pritzker’s response mark a rare point of policy agreement between the governor and a president whose administration Pritzker has compared to Nazi Germany.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Meanwhile, Putin on Saturday held a series of bilateral talks with foreign officials who had attended Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in an apparent attempt to underscore the West’s failure to isolate it on the global stage.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Between 1939 and 1944, Vilna fell at different times to both Soviet and Nazi forces.
—James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
The event, marking Russia’s 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, featured over 11,500 troops and more than 180 military vehicles, including tanks, armored infantry vehicles and artillery used on the battlefield in Ukraine.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
May 8 marks 80 years since the close of the European theater in World War II, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Topping the list of those engagements was the Battle of Kursk in July and August 1943 when Nazi Germany fielded 2,000 aircraft to Russia's 2,792 as the Russian forces turned the tide of World War Two.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
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Frey was the Game of Thrones villain who orchestrated that show’s infamous Red Wedding, a premeditated and highly violent attack on a large group of people that took place during a wedding reception.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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The filmmaker released a 15-second preview of the trailer, featuring footage of a battle between Superman and a mechanized villain named the Hammer of Boravia.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Then comes the arrival of General Zod and his two primary compatriots – a warrior woman and a silent hulking brute – who do battle with Superman around the city, causing much destruction and threatening the life of Lois Lane and her Daily Planet coworkers.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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By the end of the episode, the audience is eager to meet the antihero, the brute, that everyone is talking about.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Dark Universe is where monsters from Universal’s classic horror films – like Frankenstein, Dracula and the Invisible Man – live on in the village of Darkmoor.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Another one of Universal’s monsters features prominently in the Curse of the Werewolf spinning coaster.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
Noun
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By the way, none of us is a criminal, as hacking is not a crime.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Manson was a petty criminal who had been in and out of jail since childhood.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Local truffles are also on sale, not pungent but neither pricey and historically called devil’s mushroom by those who considered them as food for witches.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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On her journey, Gerda makes friends with people, birds, beasts, and a kind witch, unaware that a hostile, unseen enemy – the Snow Queen and her devil apprentice, Louie – is watching her.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2023
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Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.—
Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Jan. 2023
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The beast was also equipped with flaps on both sides of its body for swimming, and had intimidating claws extending from its head.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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Hopefully, the new ensembles will unleash the beast inside these Red Sox… 2.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
16 May 2025
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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