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Recent Examples of unholy
Portrayed throughout the season as an unholy fool of sorts, free of malice and premeditation and utterly harmless once properly medicated, Ed redeems himself to a certain extent.
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Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
The real fiends were the ones who perverted science, who attacked this misunderstood giant out of fear, who branded him as something unholy and unworthy to exist, who gave him life but didn’t give him love.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
There will be many users who don't like the idea of an AI startup or an unholy alliance of venture capital firms owning Chrome.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
When the government presents an unholy use of eminent domain, judges should consider all the facts and uphold justice.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
The real fiends were the ones who perverted science, who attacked this misunderstood giant out of fear, who branded him as something unholy and unworthy to exist, who gave him life but didn’t give him love.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
There will be many users who don't like the idea of an AI startup or an unholy alliance of venture capital firms owning Chrome.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
When the government presents an unholy use of eminent domain, judges should consider all the facts and uphold justice.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unholy
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The Raiders have had three regimes pay really good money for three consecutive veteran quarterbacks who have been abominable.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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One Day in October and Red Alert are compelling vehicles for their fundamental message: October 7 was abominable.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Who would dare argue against the ungodly devastation Jews experienced?—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 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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Martindale plays Jim’s better half, Credenza, bringing her signature gravitas to Dahl’s odious creation.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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But the benefits of protecting even odious speech often arrive indirectly, later, and in ways that nobody at the time could have predicted.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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Both Leader and Walton’s works saw a rise in popularity in the 70s as many women became interested in pagan religions, which often depicted female mythological figures as powerful and complex.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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When a rigid, devoutly Christian cop (Edward Woodward) arrives in search of a missing girl, he's horrified by the island's embrace of pagan rituals.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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In Del Toro’s film, the creature isn’t rejected for his loathsome appearance but for his apparent stupidity.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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Stowe is known mainly for Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a novel profoundly informed by her Christian nationalist belief that the United States was failing in its mission to become a New Canaan, precisely because of the blasphemous practice of slavery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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To say that Judge does not have a signature October moment is blasphemous and far from the truth.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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That would probably be the most disgusting kind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … 'DISGUSTING' – Jen Psaki jokes Usha Vance scared of her husband, ripped for 'disgusting' comments.—
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FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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My dad was raised Methodist and comes from a very devout Methodist family — I was baptized twice because both of them thought the other thing was heathen.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 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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“Unholy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unholy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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