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Recent Examples of diabolical And the diabolical green complexes, many of which are surrounded by bunkers and collection areas? Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025 Who else can possibly prevent Ethan’s nemesis, Gabriel (Esai Morales), in his deluded attempts to master that diabolical gizmo? Tom Gliatto, People.com, 14 May 2025 Moriarty’s diabolical intervention in Watson‘s lab claimed two victims by the end of Episode 12 — the last installment of the CBS drama before its Season 1 finale this Sunday (9/8c). Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 May 2025 Then in London, cutting his teeth on quasi-journalistic acquisitions such as News of the World and the Sun, Murdoch developed a diabolical, swashbuckling tabloid style. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for diabolical
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Adjective
  • Bill Skarsgård returns to play Pennywise, the demonic clown that serves as It's most frequently used guise.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2025
  • Although perhaps not as crazy as their Berber grandmother, who puts both his addiction and the virus down to the Red Wind, a kind of demonic possession.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Though it was written around the time of Malibu’s Woolsey fire, the 14-minute long dirge that encompasses flames in Malibu and a cougar that roams the hills took on a new and sinister meaning in the aftermath of the more recent fires.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 19 May 2025
  • With the two men mismatched in temperament and direction, Diller was gone in a year and a half—fleeing one sinister Davis (Martin) for the arms of another, equally sinister one (Marvin), who controlled Twentieth Century Fox.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Rakshasa’s evil beast fits thematically with the park’s nearby 1976 Demon looping coaster.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
  • Charlie Hunnam plays Arthur, who must rise to glory Gladiator style after his evil uncle (Jude Law) wrests away control of the kingdom following his dad’s killing.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • The malicious URLs outputted in the response are in clickable form, meaning all a user has to do is click one to be taken to a malicious site.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
  • Enhances visibility and control of network traffic and user activities and detects and blocks malicious activities.
    Mickey Singh, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

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“Diabolical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolical. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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