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Recent Examples of unholy
At a time when antisemitism is rising at staggering levels across the United States — surfacing on college campuses, in public discourse, and across the political spectrum — many Jews are being asked to accept an impossible and unholy choice.
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Rabbi Tuvia Brander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
The song evokes the chaos, tragedy, and soul of the Stewart clan like nothing else, the performance an unholy hybrid of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and even psychedelia.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Emily Brontë’s novel is a book that stains — its emotions seep through generations, its hatreds metastasize, its love transforms into something unholy and permanent.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Islamists battled for their own theocratic nation, and bands of Christian cultists—whom locals, naming them according to their most notorious act, called chop-chop—severed the heads of those deemed unholy in villages and towns across Mindanao.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Rabbi Tuvia Brander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
The song evokes the chaos, tragedy, and soul of the Stewart clan like nothing else, the performance an unholy hybrid of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and even psychedelia.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Emily Brontë’s novel is a book that stains — its emotions seep through generations, its hatreds metastasize, its love transforms into something unholy and permanent.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Islamists battled for their own theocratic nation, and bands of Christian cultists—whom locals, naming them according to their most notorious act, called chop-chop—severed the heads of those deemed unholy in villages and towns across Mindanao.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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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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The one that slathers every bowl with ungodly amounts of cheese?—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
16 May 2026
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For some ungodly reason, gas is more than $5 a gallon in California.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 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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Having come to the priesthood as a refuge from a disreputable, pugilistic past, O’Connor’s Jud holds tightly to his faith in the Catholic institution, even as Josh Brolin’s odious Monsignor Wicks reveals himself to have built a cult of domination and cruelty in his small town.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Warily establishing themselves in a new settlement, where the husband gets work carving an idol for a pagan temple, they are initially welcomed.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
12 Nov. 2025
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From pagan spirits to Wonder Woman, take a look at a brief history of this holiday’s costumes.—
Sarah Hutter,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 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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In Europe, the painting was received as a blasphemous shock.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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While paella has traveled far beyond Spain’s borders—often in versions that are blasphemous to the locals—this region is its ancestral home.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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One of the guests makes a disgusting joke involving the boat and lubricant.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
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Danny DeVito, who plays the hilarious and disgusting Frank Reynolds on Always Sunny, used to be married to a fellow comedy legend, Rhea Perlman.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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As the horrors of the Black Death fuel fear and superstition, Catholic noble girl Astrid experiences the bliss of first love with Ilkka, a heathen outcast.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
12 Feb. 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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“Unholy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unholy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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