1
as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
scooped up the little imp and took him to bed
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as in demon
an evil spirit
a story about a crumbling mansion infested with a brood of imps
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Recent Examples of imp
Over time, the imp vanished from the original, too.
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Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
The Lord rebuke you, Satan, and all of your demons and all of your imps will come and parade before us.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2023
The real imp was inside (or actually is?
—Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2020
In addition to his considerable show business influence, Bragman was a notorious imp.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Mar. 2023
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Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
The Lord rebuke you, Satan, and all of your demons and all of your imps will come and parade before us.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2023
The real imp was inside (or actually is?
—Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2020
In addition to his considerable show business influence, Bragman was a notorious imp.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imp
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Of course, the one time Hal schedules a father-son road trip is when the monkey rematerializes, forcing Hal and Bill to reunite to deal with the situation.EW.com, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Police have not speculated where the monkeys came from.Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 19 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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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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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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Kelly Clarkson isn’t visiting any ghosts of Christmas past this holiday season.Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Why there's a ghost camping in her backyard who sang when the moon was half full.Russell Contreras, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival More than 20 frightfully fun hot air balloons will serve as trick-or-treat stations for little ghouls and goblins.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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With her husband’s cooperation, a coven of Devil-worshipping ghouls occupy an Upper West Side apartment building and conspire to have a young woman Rosemary (Mia Farrow) raped and impregnated by Satan himself.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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While the four vampires (plus their Monster and the Guide, played by Kristen Schaal) are largely unfazed by the news, Guillermo starts to spiral, seemingly unable to accept that this is the end of everything he's worked so hard for (under the watchful eye of the cameras).Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 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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“Imp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imp. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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