daimon

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Recent Examples of daimon Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were notoriously jealous and greedy), but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the people — the same root as democratic. Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
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Noun
  • This organizer comes in three stylish colors to choose from: avocado green, angel white, and olive green.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Sheila’s chambers were decorated with pictures and figurines of angels.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In 2001, Eden gave PEOPLE an exclusive home tour, which included her collection of genie bottles.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Fed officials then launched a series of draconian rate hikes in 2022 in an effort to correct their mistake and stuff the inflation genie back into the bottle.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Agatha is also being pursued by her ex, Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), a powerful green witch, as well as the Salem Seven, vengeful wraiths of Agatha's first coven.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Many slide hopelessly back into lives as nearly invisible wraiths, measured in the intervals between fixes — and arrests.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men.
    Yasmine Al-Sayyad, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Traditionally, jinn aren't seen as good or evil, and that moral ambiguity carries over to the series.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 June 2019
Noun
  • The results showed clear differences in signal quality: The phantom simulating dry skin had a lower signal-to-noise ratio, while the hydrated skin phantom showed better signal clarity.
    Krittika Goyal, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
  • But some analysts are worried investors might be cheering a mere phantom.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The roaming vampire was hanging out in front of the movie theater with his human familiars, all fully armed and ready to throw down for their undead master.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • So 7,500 of the books went to the Concord Library, and there’s this room now there that helped to buoy my spirits, knowing that was happening.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
  • On the heels of her 101st birthday, a Beverly Hills residence with ties to the businesswoman and creative spirit has splashed onto the market for $16.5 million.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, gun-rights proponents have a responsibility to raise the specter, regardless of its likelihood.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The blackout shook health researchers and providers and raised the specter of the Trump administration limiting what public health information Americans can see.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Daimon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daimon. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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