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Recent Examples of unholy
That unholy alliance, which is an unlikely alliance, is anchored first and foremost to the loathing of Western civilization.
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
That means a huge payday for the shaman and his team, but no amount of money is worth the unholy hell unleashed.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
But who doubts that money has an unholy influence on our elections?
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
But as he is penned in place at his desk, Lamb turns to his one reliable weapon, his unholy flatulence, to hatch an escape plan.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
That means a huge payday for the shaman and his team, but no amount of money is worth the unholy hell unleashed.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
But who doubts that money has an unholy influence on our elections?
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
But as he is penned in place at his desk, Lamb turns to his one reliable weapon, his unholy flatulence, to hatch an escape plan.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unholy
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With a wild-card playoff berth secured, zero chance to win the AFC East title and the Jets among the most abominable teams of the 21st century, the Bills’ lineup was loaded with backups.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Who would ever buy that abominable lightning-bolt conference table?—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Dec. 2025
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Nineteenth century reformers and religious authorities condemned the circus as an ungodly, drunken spectacle ripe with gender transgressions and obscenities.—
Time,
Time,
30 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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And much of the international order is an attempt to avert messes, even by letting odious and illegitimate governments stay in power, because messes can be odious too.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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First having hosted in the far off era of 2011, the Bridesmaid actress’ 2017 appearance cemented her legacy in political comedy as then-odious White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 Dec. 2025
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Over the course of that months-long reporting, a picture has emerged of the radical characters involved with the property, including a notorious neo-Nazi family and a pagan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
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The History of Hanukkah More than 2,000 years ago, Antiochus, a cruel ruler of the Greek Kingdom, imposed pagan beliefs on the Jewish people.—
Holly Rizzuto Palker,
Parents,
14 Dec. 2025
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If going through boxes is a particularly loathsome task, set a timer once a week for 30 minutes to start hacking away one cardboard box at a time.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2025
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The statement infuriated some members of the LGBTQ+ community — a sizable segment of her fan base — for whom Kirk was a loathsome and dangerous figure.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Writing the sentence seems blasphemous since not even the 1998 powerhouse won 15 regular-season games.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Dec. 2025
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That’s because The Carpenter’s Son is not only gruesomely horror-leaning, but it’s based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which some deem heretical or even blasphemous.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
14 Nov. 2025
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The medical ordeals are traumatic and disgusting, but fascinating and full of the quirks of modern life.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Having snow, slush, and (eventually) water all over my floors was a disgusting feeling.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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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 18 Jan. 2026.
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