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Recent Examples of dickens
His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher, obviously feels OK with what’s gone on here.
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Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
One very important part of that care is pruning, something that scares the dickens out of people.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2021
There was Bienchen in a nutshell: cute as the dickens but equipped with lacerating teeth.
—Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
The way the Rams’ game imploded should scare the dickens out of L.A.’s players and coaches.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2020
Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
One very important part of that care is pruning, something that scares the dickens out of people.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2021
There was Bienchen in a nutshell: cute as the dickens but equipped with lacerating teeth.
—Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
The way the Rams’ game imploded should scare the dickens out of L.A.’s players and coaches.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dickens
Noun
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Eventually, the Swiss player broke Gauff at 4-4 after two marathon rallies at deuce.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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And what about existing variants? Hansen: Some events, including the ATP Next Gen Finals (and my county doubles leagues…) use no-ad scoring, in which a deciding point is played at deuce (40-40).—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Lister was Robert Forster’s business partner in Jackie Brown (1997) and the second son of Satan in Adam Sandler’s Little Nicky (2000).—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Not the one about Jesus’ life and death, but the one about his Second Coming, featuring the world’s best foils: the red dragon, i.e., Satan, and the beast from the sea, whom theologians later interpreted as the Antichrist.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Fraser was bedeviled by Elizabeth Hurley’s Beelzebub in Bedazzled (2000), earned career-best reviews for the Vietnam drama The Quiet American (2002), and landed a role in the Best Picture-winning Crash (2004).—
Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
26 Oct. 2024
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In truth, the Satanist movement is more about separation of church and state than actually praising Beelzebub.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
15 May 2024
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Other series stars include Boyd Holbrook as Corinthian, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew the Raven, David Thewlis as John Dee, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, among others.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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The actor's other screen credits include Lucifer, the Cheaper by the Dozen films, Parkland, and Draft Day.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Dickens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickens. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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