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as in unholy
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as in pernicious
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Recent Examples of ungodly
But Burton’s recent career has been disastrous, from his unbearable Sweeney Todd to his ungodly Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo remakes, the work of a Hollywood wunderkind turned hack.
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Armond White, National Review, 11 Sep. 2024
Just at that moment, though, Leland is distracted by the ungodly stench coming from his bathroom, where the toilet, bathtub and sink have started spewing brown sewage.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 July 2024
There’s a certain kind of woman in the culture right now who is trying to figure out what to do with this ungodly wealth that came through an ex-husband or something.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
Progressive Hollywood can’t think beyond stereotypes, so Nyong’o’s sympathetic roles fall into the category of ungodly misery like Samira’s.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 July 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 11 Sep. 2024
Just at that moment, though, Leland is distracted by the ungodly stench coming from his bathroom, where the toilet, bathtub and sink have started spewing brown sewage.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 July 2024
There’s a certain kind of woman in the culture right now who is trying to figure out what to do with this ungodly wealth that came through an ex-husband or something.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
Progressive Hollywood can’t think beyond stereotypes, so Nyong’o’s sympathetic roles fall into the category of ungodly misery like Samira’s.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungodly
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What are your thoughts on Jack’s unholy provenance?Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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After all, nothing says family reunion like depicting the unholy alliance between an evil gay billionaire and Hulk Hogan.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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Academic opportunists the past week showed once more how pernicious, naïve misinformation can catch fire and consume the truth, especially when dressed with the veneer of academic credibility.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2023
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Most of us can agree the world is in a perilous state, with natural disasters multiplying, pernicious new viruses continually emerging, the planet steadily overheating, and wars raging in constant rotation.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
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Allen's defense team aggressively pushed their theory that Odinists, members of a pagan Norse religion hijacked by white nationalists, killed the girls during a sacrificial ritual in the woods.Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
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Defense attorneys for Allen have argued authorities arrested the wrong person and claimed that Odinism, a pagan Norse religion that has been linked to White supremacist groups, could be a theory connected to the killings, court documents show.Nicole Chavez, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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George Kittle On the ugly game: Being able to deal with all of that and still come out with a win.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Poor Sue, who wins the challenge and has to wear that ugly bat signal around her neck.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Cincinnati Bengals welcome the media heathen universe for a gab session/sitdown, linen-tablecloth lunch known in This Space as The Mock Turtle Soupfest and Weenie Roast.Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 28 May 2019
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Some of my brethren and sis-tren (sis-tren?) in the heathen media tribe get all riled up if a player or coach won’t speak to them.Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 30 May 2019
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As for the place, its veneer of comfortable tourism doesn’t hide the air of something unwholesome, especially when female guests start randomly throwing up.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
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Less visibly, Manton operated a side business with a more unwholesome objective: cashing in on his status and power as a judge.Time, Time, 25 July 2023
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This game must have seemed profane to the Greeks, or even impious.Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Both narratives, private and public, differently restrict our access, so the ideal historian will need great tact and an impious curiosity.James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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Other elements add more layers, including Cross getting ensnared in a Black Lives Matter protest and having Alex face a real freak of a nemesis, portrayed with depraved confidence by Ryan Eggold.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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They’re brought back to life by their child, a genderqueer doll called Glen/Glenda, and immediately launch into more depraved violence, kidnapping Jennifer Tilly and Redman (themselves) to transfer their consciousness into their bodies.Rory Doherty, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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“Ungodly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungodly. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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