as in hell
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
simple stupidity is not enough to doom one to perdition
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Recent Examples of perdition
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.
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Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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
Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.
—Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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
Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.
—Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perdition
Noun
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This autumn, though, the feminist alt-rock icons are finally giving us one hell of a sonic supernova.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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But, this specific adaptation could be equally advantaged by presenting an imagined hell within our lesser, present one.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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Chile’s inferno was fueled by extreme heat, with temperatures pushing above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and abnormally dry conditions — but it was also driven by human changes to the landscape.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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After last year’s disastrous Eaton fire, Southern California Edison executives vowed to be transparent about what caused the inferno that killed at least 19 people and left thousands of families homeless in Altadena.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Perdition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perdition. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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