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Recent Examples of unholy
What can make hunger in Gaza is the unholy coalition between the U.N. and Hamas.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Stewart’s routine was both uninspired and unholy — an act that failed to edify any audience.
—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
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Stewart’s routine was both uninspired and unholy — an act that failed to edify any audience.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unholy
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With the return of Worthy, whose tremendous rookie year was punctuated with his eight-catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns in the otherwise abominable Super Bowl loss to the Eagles, everything else was both more in its place and expanded through his presence.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk has cast a dark shadow over the country, not only because the deed itself was abominable, but also because the reaction to it has been so disturbing.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 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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Whatever Gentiles might have thought in private, the Nazis had made overt antisemitism unfashionable, even odious.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The venue for the potentially odious comment is another relevant factor, says Segal.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Just before the combine, though, Cam, while practicing alone at night, is struck in the head by a strange pagan spirit-slash-mascot that emerges out of the shadows.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 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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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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Sharing song lyrics over WhatsApp that others deemed blasphemous against the Prophet Muhammad.—
Sean Nelson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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When a blasphemous pop star threatens to upend their happy life and displace the sisters, Mother Constance sets out to save the convent by any means necessary.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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Evshine Memory Foam Slippers Listen, airplane floors are disgusting.—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Some of the abuse that came later, though, was disgusting.—
Kevin Coulson,
New York Times,
2 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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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 9 Oct. 2025.
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