assaultiveness

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Noun
  • Her previous visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including war criminals, have drawn criticism from China and South Korea, which see the site as a symbol of Tokyo’s wartime aggression.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bronstein, her every utterance brimming with deadpan passive-aggression, was shrewd to cast herself as one of Linda’s many antagonists.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Breslow suggested that the same aggressiveness needs to be present this winter to keep pace with the rest of the league.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Critics have raised concerns about the aggressiveness of some raids, potential due-process violations, and the treatment of migrants in custody, amid growing national scrutiny of the administration’s immigration policies.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That would basically say that he wouldn't have been prosecuted if not for the president's hostility toward him.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Two-thirds of Israelis want an end to the war in Gaza—an increase of 13 percentage points from a year ago—according to a poll that found the fate of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, the main reason for a desire for hostilities to end.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The doctor finds her and tries to inject her, but Ben comes up from behind, and the two fight.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Joe Biden 'optimistic' in cancer fight Former President Joe Biden is now receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed to ABC News.
    Molly Nagle, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Assaultiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaultiveness. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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