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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Tuesday, the Warriors got a hell of a lot smarter, a hell of a lot tougher, and infinitely better.
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Peristere does his best to re-establish the series’ rhythms before all watery hell breaks loose.
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Bass was in Ghana when the deadly inferno erupted.
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The fire initially grew into a huge inferno, creating a pillar of thick, black smoke that could be seen for miles.
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“Perdition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perdition. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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