as in bitterness
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
with considerable bile, the author recounts a childhood filled with misery and loneliness
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Recent Examples of bile
That’s a police state, and that’s pure authoritarian bile.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The full extent of his martyrdom is hard to measure over the course of a movie that barely engages with anything beyond its own bile.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
And less than a year before this, Goodall worked with Jill Robinson, the founder of Animals Asia, to become the guardian of a bear saved from the bile bear farming industry, Animals Asia revealed to PEOPLE.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
It’s called taurine because the compound was first isolated from bull bile in 1827.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The full extent of his martyrdom is hard to measure over the course of a movie that barely engages with anything beyond its own bile.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
And less than a year before this, Goodall worked with Jill Robinson, the founder of Animals Asia, to become the guardian of a bear saved from the bile bear farming industry, Animals Asia revealed to PEOPLE.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
It’s called taurine because the compound was first isolated from bull bile in 1827.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bile
Noun
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The subtle bitterness is complemented with creamy cheese and a mouth-puckering lemon dressing.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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There is no apparent bitterness on Ward’s part over being parked in Triple-A for so long, watching so many of his teammates get promoted.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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So far, however, there is no sign of hostilities easing.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Aluminum hit the highest in almost four years before erasing gains, as escalating hostilities in the Middle East worsened the supply outlook from the region, while copper and other industrial metals fell on falling risk appetite.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Following the tornado watch, the weather service issued several severe thunderstorm warnings Tuesday evening, each varying in timeframe and potential severity.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Their targets appeared overwhelmed by the speed and severity of the offensive.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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Yet Trump’s strategic air attack on Iran is evoking a torrent of vitriol from Democrats in Congress.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Muslim American leaders view the vitriol as election-year scaremongering — more intense now than in recent campaign seasons.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The hypocrisy and malice are stunning.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Count 1, malice murder, guilty.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The incident sparked a firestorm of anger, much focussed on the BBC for not removing Davidson’s tic from its broadcast.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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The North Austin school district is the latest in Texas contending with declining enrollment and fiscal challenges to discuss closing campuses, a strategy that’s led to community heartache and anger from families.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Genes involved in adaptation, such as those linked to virulence, metabolism or host interaction, also move with them.—
Lily Peck,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even controversial research aimed at enhancing pathogen transmissibility and virulence can yield valuable insights into how pathogens naturally evolve and how to prepare for future pandemics.—
David Gillum,
STAT,
22 Jan. 2026
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Toxins in many animal venoms, for example, are peptides.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Treasury secretary blasts 'venom' from left after deadly Mar-a-Lago incident.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Bile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bile. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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