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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
It was enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, in 1949, and was central to Israel’s prosecution, in 1961, of Adolf Eichmann, a senior Nazi official, for his role in the Holocaust.
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Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
He was sworn into office having just compared U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazis.
—Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Bob Laemmle was born in Paris and came with his parents, who were fleeing the Nazis, to the U.S. in 1938.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Nowhere is that skill more apparent than in Fatherland, which drops the reader into a terrifyingly plausible reality where Nazi Germany emerged victorious from World War II and realized the sickeningly oversized blueprint for Germania.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
During the war, Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany, prompting Copenhagen and the U.S. to sign an agreement in 1941 to give the U.S. control of Greenland’s defense.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Yet last year, on two separate occasions, a leading figure in the AfD, Björn Höcke, was found guilty by German regional courts of deliberately using Nazi slogans in public speeches, in violation of Germany's laws regarding hate speech.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Musk asked Weidel to respond to critics of her party who associate right-wing politics in Germany with the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Johnson's colleague Mies van der Rohe was forced to flee on the wrong side of Nazi aesthetics, and Johnson was apparently instrumental in facilitating his departure in the name of design.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
He was sworn into office having just compared U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazis.
—Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Bob Laemmle was born in Paris and came with his parents, who were fleeing the Nazis, to the U.S. in 1938.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Nowhere is that skill more apparent than in Fatherland, which drops the reader into a terrifyingly plausible reality where Nazi Germany emerged victorious from World War II and realized the sickeningly oversized blueprint for Germania.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
During the war, Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany, prompting Copenhagen and the U.S. to sign an agreement in 1941 to give the U.S. control of Greenland’s defense.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Yet last year, on two separate occasions, a leading figure in the AfD, Björn Höcke, was found guilty by German regional courts of deliberately using Nazi slogans in public speeches, in violation of Germany's laws regarding hate speech.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Musk asked Weidel to respond to critics of her party who associate right-wing politics in Germany with the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Johnson's colleague Mies van der Rohe was forced to flee on the wrong side of Nazi aesthetics, and Johnson was apparently instrumental in facilitating his departure in the name of design.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nazi
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Still, the character is now available to play the hero or the villain in a slasher film — a la Winnie the Pooh — if some enterprising filmmaker wants to take advantage of the fair use.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025
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Peter Dinklage rolls both hero and villain into his performance as Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf who uses intelligence to overcome prejudice.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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One million doctors to give care, 1.4 million brutes in cubicles doing their best to stop doctors from giving that care.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Illinois brute stretches the tape to 205 inches.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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This year there’s a new monster in the form of Atakhan, who does look quite cool, some changes to the early game objectives and some new boot upgrades, but that’s pretty much it.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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The major averages fizzled at the finish line last year, following a monster performance.Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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Other potential responses focus on the perpetrators rather than the puppeteers, prosecuting the petty criminals who carry out acts of sabotage or, in the Baltic Sea, boarding and impounding the offending vessel, as Finland did recently, and following up with a court case.Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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In her petition, Conley wrote that deploying CHP officers and Solano County sheriff's deputies to Vallejo could help address crime, serve as a deterrent to potential criminals and provide support to an overworked police force.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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And there are folk devils being made all around us, so maybe another Nosferatu adaptation is more necessary than ever.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Well of Radiance-using devil Exo as my big pull who is yes, better than all my other characters instantly.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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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
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This beast not only looks amazing, rides fantastic, handles unbelievably, but the power is what sets it apart from the rest.Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Even in the wildest bush, beasts sometimes huddle for warmth.Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nazi. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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