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as in demons
an evil spirit
acted as if possessed by some devil
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as in men
a member of the human race
that poor devil never did achieve his dream
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as in monkeys
an appealingly mischievous person
why, you little devil!
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as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
he's a devil to everyone he does business with
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Recent Examples of devils
Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
In odd years, the company produces the story of a group of pastores making a perilous trek to Bethlehem to pay their respects to the Holy Manger while fighting devils and their powerful leader Luzbel.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Its depictions of dancing devils and witches’ sabbaths are supposed to scare viewers straight, but writer-director Benjamin Christensen is also sympathetic towards the plight of medieval women persecuted for witchcraft.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The anime series follows a young man who can demolish fellow devils via a pullstring in his chest that transforms parts of his body into chainsaws.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Whether or not Alice lived happily ever after, Gertrude seems to have done so, at least once her devils were banished by inscrutability.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Weapons seems to break such cycles, leaving no more devils hiding in basements or upstairs bedrooms playing with dolls or ribbons of hair.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
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And then there are the infernal workers who make sure that Lucifer’s realm runs smoothly, among them farting devils, giants in chains, and a flying monster with the body of a serpent and the face of an honest man.
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Nas sounds hungry again, his dense, circular writing a tangle of flashbacks and evocative images of preachers rebuking demons and Yoda smoking blunts.—
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First, of course, is Nakache’s incredible resilience in the face of the demons of his past, which stem from the greater history of his country.—
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Two men — identified as Paul Markoff, 38, of North Bend, and Erik Henne, 43, of Snoqualmie Pass —were killed in the avalanche.—
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In fact, seven of the top 10 most-listened to podcasts—with collective audiences numbering in the tens of millions—are hosted by men.—
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Or similarly, users pointing out that the Ratliff children, when seated three abreast, resemble the three wise monkeys of see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.—
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And such behavior is not limited to monkeys.—
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Sorkin finds no heroes but also no villains.—
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There’s also a massive leg lumbering in the distance which could be a Sentinel, the gigantic, mutant-hunting robots that are some of X-Men’s most iconic villains.—
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Young chimpanzee daredevils Our study group consisted of over 100 wild chimpanzees ranging from 2 to 65 years old from Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda.—
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Hiking For teens who are true daredevils, Transfers Sea and Land Tours offers more laborious hikes that provide incredible views and a chance to see wildlife in its natural habitat.—
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That fear that torments families.—
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Decades before Pennywise torments the Loser's Club, members of the Maine Legion of White Decency, a white supremacist group, set fire to the Black Spot, a military speakeasy catering to Black patrons, with all of its revelers trapped inside.—
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These ghosts, which take the form of their dead friends, are mostly just goofy, with the shoddy special effects and glowy auras giving the whole thing a distinctly Haunted Mansion vibe; critically, the threat never feels real, which undermines any tension.—
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The ghosts of a 37-0 shutout to Iowa less than a month ago still lingered — the boos that faded into silence, the homecoming crowd that emptied before the fourth quarter, the scoreboard stuck on humiliation.—
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The Hoosiers are the bad guys, the bullies come to take your pride and your lunch money, albeit politely.—
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Wouldn’t be surprised if a few cheerleaders and equipment guys are looking to leave, too.—
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“Devils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devils. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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