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  • noun Plural form of nemesis.

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Examples

  • Here we have the most powerful hero in all of comicdom, and his nemeses are always embroiled in real-estate chicanery, bank fraud, and political skullduggery.

    Who Can Save Superman? « the balcony fool 2008

  • Our nemeses were the jocks who, having just managed to master an Excel pivot table with over 20 rows of data, had no appreciation of the scalability or network client / server issues and would heckle our meetings with cries of "Fools, I can do this all with my spreadsheet and database CD that came free inside my muesli box this morning."

    Latest News from WebSphere Journal 2009

  • Our nemeses were the jocks who, having just managed to master an Excel pivot table with over 20 rows of data, had no appreciation of the scalability or network client / server issues and would heckle our meetings with cries of "Fools, I can do this all with my spreadsheet and database CD that came free inside my muesli box this morning."

    Latest News from JAVA Developer's Journal 2009

  • Our nemeses were the jocks who, having just managed to master an Excel pivot table with over 20 rows of data, had no appreciation of the scalability or network client / server issues and would heckle our meetings with cries of "Fools, I can do this all with my spreadsheet and database CD that came free inside my muesli box this morning."

    Latest News from JAVA Developer's Journal 2009

  • And I'm well aware of why my "nemeses" don't like the Dept.

    Sound Politics: Irony Watch 2007

  • By the time we were finally there, I was out of breath—I’m a mathlete, not an athlete—and had put Nick’s grouchy face, Payton’s problems, and all evil nemeses a.k.a.

    Times Squared Julia DeVillers 2011

  • By the time we were finally there, I was out of breath—I’m a mathlete, not an athlete—and had put Nick’s grouchy face, Payton’s problems, and all evil nemeses a.k.a.

    Times Squared Julia DeVillers 2011

  • We learn the Haitian has been acting as a courier for Mama P, while Daphne, who seems more amused than intimidated by her Japanese "nemeses," is acting as a freelancer.

    Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture 2008

  • Obama said the review was begun to "make sure we avoid excessive, inconsistent and redundant regulation," which closely matched remarks made by one of the president's chief nemeses, Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue.

    Obama's Regulations Review Draws Mixed Responses Marcus Baram 2011

  • Obama said the review was begun to "make sure we avoid excessive, inconsistent and redundant regulation," which closely matched remarks made by one of the president's chief nemeses, Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue.

    Obama's Regulations Review Draws Mixed Responses Marcus Baram 2011

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