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Recent Examples of fire and brimstone
Because basically, to date, Hollywood has just shown us the apocalypse, the fire and brimstone, The Day After Tomorrow kind of stuff.
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Sean Illing, Vox, 29 Sep. 2024
Despite the medieval fire and brimstone that follows, Flight of the Conchords star Clement ensures the peril stays at kid-friendly levels of pantomime villainy.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2024
Lead singer Brandon Coleman’s fire and brimstone vocals tie it all together, and hint at the undercurrent of faith that runs through the band.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
Carroll was very good at that, merging positivity with fire and brimstone when it was required.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
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Sean Illing, Vox, 29 Sep. 2024
Despite the medieval fire and brimstone that follows, Flight of the Conchords star Clement ensures the peril stays at kid-friendly levels of pantomime villainy.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2024
Lead singer Brandon Coleman’s fire and brimstone vocals tie it all together, and hint at the undercurrent of faith that runs through the band.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
Carroll was very good at that, merging positivity with fire and brimstone when it was required.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire and brimstone
Noun
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Sliding glass doors open to a massive deck, one of the highlights of the home, that offers lots of lounge space, a fire pit, an al fresco dining spot, and fabulous views of the ocean, the downtown core, and the surrounding mountains.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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This charming A-frame is the ideal place to take in fresh mountain views and air while still enjoying wintery comforts like a fire pit (circled by modern chairs) and wood-burning stove.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Anduril has quite an impressive portfolio of machines capable of raining hellfire with the nudge of a joystick and a push of a button from any bunker in any part of the world at any time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Dec. 2024
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Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Oct. 2024
Noun
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In four lines, the poetry soars and plummets, travels up into the cosmos and back down into the abyss.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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There is the abyss of self-doubt and insecurity on one hand, the desire to create something unique and universally admired on the other, and jealousy and envy in the middle.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Fire and brimstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20and%20brimstone. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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