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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balefulness
Noun
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Whatever their theme — spectral invasion, diabolism, shape-changing — Blackwood expertly builds up an atmosphere of the otherworldly coupled with the spiritually threatening.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
9 Dec. 2020 -
In this riposte to #MeToo diabolism, Tarantino finally finds a social context that challenges his audience.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 July 2019
Noun
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The tinny, atmospheric beat escalates the wickedness, like a party that ends with a seance.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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Or watch Margaret Hamilton terrorize Dorothy before getting the backstory behind her wickedness.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Valentin looking evil as hell in his green collar :) Chelsea’s bright yellow caftan is so hopeful and so sad, somehow.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
7 Apr. 2025
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Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, celebrates the beginning of spring and the the triumph of good over evil.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With townspeople convinced that the athlete was sucked up by the waves of satanism spreading across the country, a group of outcasts in a band named Dethkrunch decides to lean into the panic, turning the members into targets themselves.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, Ben’s found a former member of the troupe who made a video accusing the group of recruiting her for satanism.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
27 June 2024
Noun
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Given the enormity of the loan program, any quick transfer seems highly unlikely.—
Alan Blinder,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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What exact digit the diamond ring goes on can feel like mere semantics amid the grand enormity of the moment.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jack Huston finds the light in the darkness with his role in Konstantin Khudyakov’s upcoming film.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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This strongly suggests that the sudden total darkness and associated changes in wind and temperature were the primary drivers of the observed behavioral shifts.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, it was feared that acknowledgment of Khmer Rouge atrocities would validate the U.S. military endeavors in Indochina, which many people — especially leading scholars — had come to excoriate.—
Ray Cavanaugh,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Such eye-opening depictions of 19th and 20th-century atrocities, much like the contemporary accounts on the issue of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women, are not merely instructive, but necessary.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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