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a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
only a heartless villain would kidnap a baby for ransom
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Recent Examples of villains
The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
For others, deep cuts are remembering the names of random Ninja Turtle villains.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Monica compiled nine quotes the other villains had said about West, Larsa and New York, and the three of them need to match those quotes to who said them.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Oh, did the villains not like being played aggressively with?
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Some of the most cathartic K-dramas include the least sympathetic characters, and Marry My Husband had some of the year’s best villains, allowing viewers to project frustration, anger, and hate onto fictional characters.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The universe was populated by Spider-Man’s villains and allies, but not the web-slinger himself.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Sony still had the film rights to multiple Spider-Man villains and side-characters, and thus, went to work building its own universe.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
For others, deep cuts are remembering the names of random Ninja Turtle villains.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Monica compiled nine quotes the other villains had said about West, Larsa and New York, and the three of them need to match those quotes to who said them.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Oh, did the villains not like being played aggressively with?
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Some of the most cathartic K-dramas include the least sympathetic characters, and Marry My Husband had some of the year’s best villains, allowing viewers to project frustration, anger, and hate onto fictional characters.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The universe was populated by Spider-Man’s villains and allies, but not the web-slinger himself.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Sony still had the film rights to multiple Spider-Man villains and side-characters, and thus, went to work building its own universe.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villains
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Zelle issued a statement claiming that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s suit undermines Zelle, and will empower criminals and hurt small businesses and community banks.Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Hackers are leveraging it to simplify and automate attacks, broadening the threat landscape to include opportunistic criminals who lack the technical expertise to launch sophisticated cyber-attacks on their own.Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Though the county has not found any second-time offenders after issuing the first warning letters.Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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In prison, Lozano received her associate’s degree in behavioral and social sciences, and co-founded an organization for juvenile offenders, along with another group that brings victims, law enforcement officers and prisoners together for discussions.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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There were also potential issues at Pangong Lake, the location where the bandits are carried by the elephants and find the Mystic in a tree.Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
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His balloons would resemble cascades of oxygen bubbles sailing upward, strands of DNA, billowing sheets of candy buttons, or phosphorus deep-sea beasts made of LEDs.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Then, one by one, the beasts came forward.Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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There was -- was that list of 60 people in his book, government gangsters.ABC News, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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This historical event, which aimed to reform secret society gangsters, ended in a riot and resulted in Singapore’s largest trial to date.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps the most controversial event was the killing off of John Dutton in a murder staged by assassins as a suicide.Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Are there shadowy forces directing the hands of today’s political assassins?Steven Gaydos, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Villains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villains. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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