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
So often, the word nostalgia felt coated in bile—a nostalgia act.
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Python bile, which is contained in the gallbladder, is believed to have medicinal properties, while the tongue is used in traditional rituals or as an aphrodisiac.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Mclusky were always rooted more in bile than hormones, contempt and wit over quick-burn idealism.
—Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026
Dolphins great and media star Jim Mandich suffered from bile-duct cancer in 2010.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Python bile, which is contained in the gallbladder, is believed to have medicinal properties, while the tongue is used in traditional rituals or as an aphrodisiac.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Mclusky were always rooted more in bile than hormones, contempt and wit over quick-burn idealism.
—Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026
Dolphins great and media star Jim Mandich suffered from bile-duct cancer in 2010.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bile
Noun
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Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Find out how to beat boredom and bitterness while holding onto your job, with tips on how to build your next chapter, from career coach Cynthia Young.—
Courtney Connley-Hampton,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The idea is that those first steps would create space for gradual deescalation and an effective cessation of hostilities.—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The concept, previously presented in European animation settings including Annecy, was pitched as a YA story about mental health, identity, online hostility and self-acceptance.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Allegedly, Buckingham Palace leaned on the press to downplay the severity of the king’s illness last year, which paints a picture of a monarch who’s much sicker than people want to believe.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 June 2026
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The severity of the victim's injuries was not yet known.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Seeing a person react with kindness and not ridicule – that’s radical at a time when American society seems racked with division and social media encourages public criticism and vitriol.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Experts believe that boosting young people's understanding of government and citizens' rights and responsibilities could help reduce political divisions and vitriol.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Jurors decided that Grossman also acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The jury also found that Grossman and Erickson acted with malice, potentially triggering a punitive damages phase of trial that could result in further penalties.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Death is often a flash point for communal anger.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Lemieux was known for diving on the ice, embellishments that drew the anger of opponents, Farber said, and often his own teammates.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Google also mentioned that the system could do more general hypothesizing that doesn’t involve drugs, using an example of the spread of virulence genes in bacteria.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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To predict how an outbreak will progress, epidemiologists often use stock-and-flow diagrams: illustrations featuring stocks of people (susceptible, infected, recovered, dead) and arrows showing flows between them based on factors such as exposure or virulence.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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The venom was not developed for defense.—
Eva Flowe
May 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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Avoid further contact with the tentacles, as this can spread the venom.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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“Bile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bile. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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