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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
even the utter horror of the terrorist attack did not deter some fiends from going on a looting spree
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as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
the miserable, wasted lives of narcotic fiends
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as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
comic-book fiends seem to have their own little world
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as in demon
an evil spirit
the legend that a fiend continues to haunt what was once the castle's torture chamber
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
our in-house computer fiend fixed the problem in no time
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Recent Examples of fiend
Scott Weiland was a notorious dope fiend, but managed to separate his art from his extracurricular pursuits.
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Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
While caveats abound—Harbaugh is a fiend for the running game, and Herbert’s been gimpy since suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 2—the whiplash change of tactics is still pretty remarkable.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Celebrated monster-suit actor Doug Jones portrays the fiend, as well as the long-limbed Faun who leads our young hero (Ivana Baquero) into a subterranean world of magic and danger.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Cape Cod has a free hotel room for the Rice Krispies fiends who want to relieve their childhoods.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
While caveats abound—Harbaugh is a fiend for the running game, and Herbert’s been gimpy since suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 2—the whiplash change of tactics is still pretty remarkable.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Celebrated monster-suit actor Doug Jones portrays the fiend, as well as the long-limbed Faun who leads our young hero (Ivana Baquero) into a subterranean world of magic and danger.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Cape Cod has a free hotel room for the Rice Krispies fiends who want to relieve their childhoods.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiend
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Here the villain isn't a person but an incredibly advanced AI with the power to destabilize the world.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Irrational self-belief is one of the reasons villains deeply resonate across culture, says Kevin Wynter, a professor of media studies at Pomona College.Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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At first, everyone’s feeling a bit Grinchy because Ginny won’t serve Christmas Eve dinner until the sweetheart of the family, the recovering heroin addict Johnny (Christopher Sears), arrives with his friend and fellow N.A. member Loren (Barbie Ferreira).Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Last year, after 20 years as an addict, Babbitt entered drug rehab for 90 days and got clean.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Bob Dylan that the world fell in love with was a thinker, a joker, a fighter, and sometimes a lover.Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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But Tavitian, while a lover of fine wine, especially Burgundy, was not born to the manor.Ted Loos, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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In the first season, Cross faces his toughest case yet while grappling with personal demons that threaten to derail him.Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Dec. 2024
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The show ran from 1997 to 2003 and saw Gellar’s Buffy Summers seek out and destroy vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, with the help of her friends.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sipping whiskey, a wise devil offers: Advice love, giant love, self love, superstar love, dumb love, trouble love?Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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People gather expectantly on the streets or gaze from their windows, and then the performers arrive, all garbed in red devil costumes, complete with horns and pitchforks covered in sparkling fireworks.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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While security measures at hospitals have increased following the shooting, experts warn that these efforts may be temporary unless significant changes are made.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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In nonfinancial businesses, these can range from people with very simple backgrounds to professionals to very technical experts.Richard Okon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Others claim that the brute was named either for a popular near beer or for a Sunday comic strip about monkeys.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Nov. 2024
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When searching for reprieve, there’s sanctuary in a movie musical that looks like a Broadway smash, a Colosseum full of vintage brutes, a Harry Styles simile.Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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What users do with their plans is not their concern.Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tinder, for example, uses AI to help users select their best profile photos.Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Fiend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiend. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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