as in assaults
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
diplomats warned that any aggression by either side could easily turn into a full-scale war
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Recent Examples of aggressions
Vitello, meanwhile, just takes it — macro- and micro-aggressions alike.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Athens was a belligerent city-state that fell victim to its own aggressions.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The sharp comedy follows their meetings over the course of the school year, revealing the micro-aggressions, class distinctions, and prejudices of the council members, which Spector addresses with clever, amusing insight.
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Mary Damiano,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Race, bad bosses and the fly-on-the-wall fun of watching office politics and micro-aggressions play out makes this workplace suspense novel a total page-turner (as well as a binge-worthy limited television series).
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Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Oil prices have surged since February 28, when the US and Israel opened aggressions by assassinating Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a series of missile strikes that also killed the commander of the IRGC, the minister of defense, and other top brass.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
12 Mar. 2026
As servers delicately navigate around the women, serving plates of food that will never be touched, micro-aggressions are tossed, disguised as jokes.
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Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
If and when such aggressions fully materialize, the United States will lack the moral and ethical authority to credibly object.
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Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Her visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which its nearest neighbors see as an homage to Japan’s past wartime aggressions, have also angered both of those nations.
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Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Athens was a belligerent city-state that fell victim to its own aggressions.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The sharp comedy follows their meetings over the course of the school year, revealing the micro-aggressions, class distinctions, and prejudices of the council members, which Spector addresses with clever, amusing insight.
—
Mary Damiano,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Race, bad bosses and the fly-on-the-wall fun of watching office politics and micro-aggressions play out makes this workplace suspense novel a total page-turner (as well as a binge-worthy limited television series).
—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Oil prices have surged since February 28, when the US and Israel opened aggressions by assassinating Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a series of missile strikes that also killed the commander of the IRGC, the minister of defense, and other top brass.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
12 Mar. 2026
As servers delicately navigate around the women, serving plates of food that will never be touched, micro-aggressions are tossed, disguised as jokes.
—
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
If and when such aggressions fully materialize, the United States will lack the moral and ethical authority to credibly object.
—
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Her visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which its nearest neighbors see as an homage to Japan’s past wartime aggressions, have also angered both of those nations.
—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressions
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Russia has still not managed to take the much smaller surrounding towns of Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka, where back-and-forth assaults have been raging for years.
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The attacks came a day after Ukraine launched what appeared to be one of Kyiv's biggest drone assaults since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago.
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Financial transactions, credential sharing, file sharing, executive instructions and vendor relationships are at risk due to AI attacks.
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Two people were killed and seven others injured in Russian attacks on the northeastern Kharkiv region over the previous 24 hours, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said Friday.
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In January, the military government claimed the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and drug-manufacturing equipment, taken from a total of 12 drug production sites during a series of raids in the northern part of Shan state.
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No one was arrested in the raids.
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Russia appeared to be flexing its military muscle in a show of force with its latest aerial onslaughts on Ukraine.
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Wardley, 31, had never lost in 21 bouts before Saturday, and somehow withstood numerous onslaughts from Dubois (23-3) without ever touching the canvas in a remarkable display of courage.
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Since the army broke the siege on el-Obeid last year, the RSF has launched multiple offensives in attempts to reestablish the siege from several directions.
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By targeting logistics hubs and resource stockpiles, Ukraine is attacking the systems that sustain Russian offensives.
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The McCloskeys ultimately pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses in 2021 as part of a resolution to the case.
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Each of the offenses carries a maximum of 20 years in prison.
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As Kennedy and Bessette spend more time together and grow closer, her intimidation of the spotlight and fear of invasive paparazzi often create tension in their relationship, despite his attempts to calm the situation.
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An early furor over accepting valuable gifts, including designer spectacles and Taylor Swift concert tickets, was followed by a series of policy U-turns, especially clumsy attempts to cut welfare spending that stirred anger in Labour ranks.
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“Aggressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressions. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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