as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the guy behind the food counter is a nazi with an apron: you either follow his rules, or you don't get served
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Recent Examples of nazi
Police executed a search warrant of his home and found an arsenal of weapons and Nazi paraphernalia.
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Sara Colb, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has apologized for making a reference to Nazi Germany’s SS in denouncing President Donald J. Trump’s executive order on ballot access to a bipartisan audience of registrars of voters.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
One Democratic state lawmaker compared the ban to practices employed by Nazi Germany in the Holocaust.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
My maternal grandmother fled Nazi Germany as a child.
—Ari Hart, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
He had been hired to replace another conservative commentator, Jeffrey Lord, who was let go after tweeting a Nazi salute at the head of the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Smolensk Under Stalinist and Nazi Rule Maria Lipman Capsule Review
Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
Jessica T. Mathews
Capsule Review
What Does Israel Fear From Palestine?
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
The feat was all the more impressive given that the composer had to win over an entirely new audience after his flight from Nazi Germany, in 1933.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Elon's father also dispelled the claim that his son has intentionally made Nazi salutes, saying that Democrats like former President Barack Obama did the same thing.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Sara Colb, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has apologized for making a reference to Nazi Germany’s SS in denouncing President Donald J. Trump’s executive order on ballot access to a bipartisan audience of registrars of voters.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
One Democratic state lawmaker compared the ban to practices employed by Nazi Germany in the Holocaust.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
My maternal grandmother fled Nazi Germany as a child.
—Ari Hart, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
He had been hired to replace another conservative commentator, Jeffrey Lord, who was let go after tweeting a Nazi salute at the head of the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Smolensk Under Stalinist and Nazi Rule Maria Lipman Capsule Review
Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
Jessica T. Mathews
Capsule Review
What Does Israel Fear From Palestine?
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
The feat was all the more impressive given that the composer had to win over an entirely new audience after his flight from Nazi Germany, in 1933.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Elon's father also dispelled the claim that his son has intentionally made Nazi salutes, saying that Democrats like former President Barack Obama did the same thing.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
Noun
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Children meet superheroes and villains, engage with games and movies, and are greeted by staff in costume.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The soul patch, villain, and walrus facial hair all work with masks while mutton chops and chin curtain don’t.—
Lisa Wood Shapiro,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By the end of the episode, the audience is eager to meet the antihero, the brute, that everyone is talking about.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The space monsters are also entirely terrifying, gestating inside young suns to hideously emerge as massive space insects.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Natalie and a real-estate agent named Dawn (Danielle Brooks), in search of the missing Henry, make their way to the Overworld, too, and the four team up with Steve in a painfully generic adventure to fight off monsters, find another Crystal, save the Overworld (and Dennis), and get back home.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This exemption obligates the IRS to assist law enforcement in the pursuit of criminals and will be used against any migrant who has overstayed for more than 90 days as part of the carveout.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Learning of such proactivity reminds me of how cutting-edge cybersecurity firms now use AI to go on the offensive against criminals.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To break the cycle of bias, Play devil’s advocate with yourself.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Fire in the birthing cabin, where another devil stands.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2023
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Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.—
Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Jan. 2023
Noun
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But this is the nature of the beast, and the reality of a team who just experienced the most disappointing year in franchise history.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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By trampling shrubs, the beasts would encourage the growth of grasses that are good at absorbing greenhouse gases.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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