as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
the unthinkable savageness that must be required to torture a prisoner
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Noun
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Conversely, Colum, devastated by his disability, has a pension for cruelty.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
31 July 2025 -
An Indiana woman arrested last month for animal cruelty while on probation in a separate animal torture case should return to prison, a judge ruled on July 29.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Stunning, historical and with acute attention to detail, this series is about the greed of men, a crushing power obsession and the brutality of war.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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The murder of George Floyd sparked protests across the country, and in the bubble, almost all the players knelt during the national anthems to protest police brutality and racial injustice.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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“Savageness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savageness. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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