as in devil
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell some people believe that Satan can successfully tempt almost anyone with lies and flattery

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Recent Examples of Satan Hungarian director, screenwriter, and producer Béla Tarr (Damnation, Satan’s Tango, The Man From London) served as the president of the jury for the Forward Future program. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025 Originally intended to do for Marvel’s supernatural corner what the Netflix shows did for street-level heroes, the Hulu show about the son of Satan was hamstrung prior to its release by the folding of Marvel Television into Marvel Studios. Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025 Michelle Brasier plays vibrant 1980s aerobics instructor Lindy, George Zhao is young Gold Rush-era Chinese miner Joon and Jackson Tozer is Satan, a misunderstood 1990s motorbike gang member with a heart of gold. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025 The federal investigation found that the internet activity associated with Mr. Satan corresponded with Monper’s residence in Butler. Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Satan
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The 10-episode Exiles comes from a new creative team, with Jason Ning (Lucifer) as showrunner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 May 2025
  • Production on the spinoff is set to begin this summer in Los Angeles, with Jason Ning (Lucifer, Mrs. Davis) tapped to serve as showrunner.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Snakes abound in the megaliths unearthed at the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in present-day Turkey, where Neolithic peoples attached special significance to serpents roughly 10,000 years ago.
    Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The guests of the White Lotus Ko Samui don’t just have serpents on the brain.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Satan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Satan. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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