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
Your Digestive Health Improves Olive oil helps stimulate the digestive system by increasing bile production.
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Then there’s the rather bile function of producing bile that can help with the breakdown and absorption of fats during digestion.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2020, his son James Redford died from bile-duct cancer in his liver at the age of 58.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
This allows bile to drain out of the liver and is used to prevent liver failure.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Then there’s the rather bile function of producing bile that can help with the breakdown and absorption of fats during digestion.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2020, his son James Redford died from bile-duct cancer in his liver at the age of 58.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
This allows bile to drain out of the liver and is used to prevent liver failure.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bile
Noun
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There was no jealousy, no bitterness.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps the bitterness refers to the alimony check?—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tel Aviv activists hold silent vigils mourning Gaza’s children, confronting public hostility with quiet resilience.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The end of hostilities could also revive deals like a joint venture between BP and Abu Dhabi’s national oil company, which had been paused during the war.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The regulator emphasized the severity of the breach, noting that trust is fundamental to the relationship between broadcasters and their audiences, particularly for public service broadcasters like the BBC.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Despite the apparent severity of the injury, Rush is still scheduled to compete in a match in Mexico tonight, October 16.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And when placed counter to men in power, we’re shamed; just take the long-overdue imprisonment of Diddy and the public vitriol towards his female victims.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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Questions about the young reliever’s future in the organization will persist because the outside vitriol directed his way might be too much to overcome.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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These materials can help Ellis prove that Alvarado acted with actual malice.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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In addition to stealing students’ data, the worm had also altered some records, perhaps for no better reason than simple malice.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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But in Israel, some of the relief felt in the wake of the agreement has been eclipsed by anger that Hamas so far has released only the remains of nine of the 28 deceased hostages held in Gaza.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One Pasteurella-like microbe carried genetic hints of virulence and has ties to deadly outbreaks in modern African elephants.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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While VUMs require more testing to establish their true risks to public health, VOIs are explicitly confirmed to have genetic changes that affect virus characteristics like transmissibility and virulence.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Spiders have venom to subdue prey, but the majority have fangs that are too tiny to puncture human skin.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Luckily the snake did not inject any venom.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Bile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bile. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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