HELLIONS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

hellions

noun

plural of hellion

as in monkeys

an appealingly mischievous person the little hellions were tearing through the house squirting their water pistols

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Sanctuary staff quickly started separating monkeys quickly, ultimately creating two groups — those who'd experienced the virus, either by getting sick themselves or witnessing others get sick, and those who hadn't experienced the outbreak.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
From there on, CERMA (Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches de Médecine Aéronautique) changed its research to flying monkeys.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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