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Noun
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The tinny, atmospheric beat escalates the wickedness, like a party that ends with a seance.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Or watch Margaret Hamilton terrorize Dorothy before getting the backstory behind her wickedness.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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But what starts out as an easy payday soon becomes an unsettling journey into the deepest pits of human depravity.—
S.A. Cosby,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Together the two enter a whirlwind romance sending them down the rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2025
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Given the enormity of the loan program, any quick transfer seems highly unlikely.—
Alan Blinder,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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What exact digit the diamond ring goes on can feel like mere semantics amid the grand enormity of the moment.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2025
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Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has been fighting a multi-front war against pro-democracy fighters and ethnic armed groups after seizing power in 2021, with credible and widespread reports of atrocities against the people.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Who knew that combining a sweet story about an adorable penguin and one about the atrocities of a political uprising in 1976 Argentina could have such charm?—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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Baggy bombers were spotted on the runway at Saint Laurent’s spring 2025 fashion show, which clearly nodded to the decade of decadence, while boho styles — including Penny Lane coats — have seen a major resurgence in the past year.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
9 Mar. 2025
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Evoking the same decadence as an ultra creamy and sweet dessert, this mist is a velvety gourmand.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Hellishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellishness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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