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Recent Examples of unholy
Stewart’s routine was both uninspired and unholy — an act that failed to edify any audience.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images The unholy alliance between Silicon Valley and the Republican Party is no longer new.
—Jake Lahut, Wired News, 23 July 2025
Black Sabbath was so dark, so unholy, that the band’s songs inspired murders and self-harm.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
But instead of provocatively pursuing that unholy bond, the director only finds chum.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images The unholy alliance between Silicon Valley and the Republican Party is no longer new.
—Jake Lahut, Wired News, 23 July 2025
Black Sabbath was so dark, so unholy, that the band’s songs inspired murders and self-harm.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
But instead of provocatively pursuing that unholy bond, the director only finds chum.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unholy
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The murder of 1,200 people, including 36 children, in a surprise attack by a terrorist group was an abominable crime.—
Alia Brahimi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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So what better time for the abominable long-drive drill?—
Samuel McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
28 July 2025
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There are several other unfortunate factors in this ungodly situation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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In the height of World War II, Johann Schmidt uncovers a weapon called the Tesseract and is keen on unlocking its ungodly powers.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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But no matter how unfettered or odious a character’s choices may be, when the writing is good, there’s an intentionality behind it.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Even the sweet, saintly Jimmy Carter, who cancelled a number of the agency’s more odious operations, signed a covert-action order to send weapons to resistance groups after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.—
Keith Gessen,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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These wooden churches were once common across the country, built when Christianity was still new and pagan traditions lingered.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Previous defense motions have also claimed that German and Williams' murders were actually a ritual sacrifice committed by Odinists, members of a pagan religion linked with White nationalism, per CNN.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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And Trump’s targeting of college campuses for being havens of antisemitism has caused a backlash from liberals who might despise that strain of hatred, but find Trump equally as loathsome.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
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This may sound blasphemous for a Fixed Earth sign, but spontaneity works best sometimes.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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There was certainly a time when the notion of the Baltimore Orioles getting rid of Adley Rutschman would have been blasphemous.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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And putting it on her fingers and in your babies mouth is disgusting.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Because there are more aliens aboard the Maginot than just a Xenomorph, Hawley adds a few new wrinkles to the usual disgusting Alien progression of face-hugger to chest-burster.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some of my brethren and sis-tren (sis-tren?) in the heathen media tribe get all riled up if a player or coach won’t speak to them.—
Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
30 May 2019
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Each essay will identify a contemporary issue, discuss it through the lens of heathen myths, and suggest a solution based on heathen ideals.—
Sigal Samuel,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2017
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“Unholy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unholy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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