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
Turmeric may help stimulate bile, which supports digestion and helps get rid of waste from the body.
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Morgan Pearson, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2025
This hormone increases bile production in your small intestine and may help push waste through your body more quickly.4
All these processes working together can increase your urge to poop.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Mar. 2025
He was released from the hospital on Wednesday after being monitored for three days to ensure no bile was leaking into the bloodstream.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Morgan Pearson, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2025
This hormone increases bile production in your small intestine and may help push waste through your body more quickly.4
All these processes working together can increase your urge to poop.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Mar. 2025
He was released from the hospital on Wednesday after being monitored for three days to ensure no bile was leaking into the bloodstream.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bile
Noun
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Fu also singled out Israel and called for efforts to bring an end to the hostilities.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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The News Gulf nations expressed concern about US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and called for the immediate cessation of hostilities, but largely sidestepped blaming Washington for the strikes.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Armor can reduce the severity of the hit and also affect how big the damage is.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Coupled with the severity of his illness, Kotton suspected a widespread parasitic infection.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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While the seven-time champion didn't receive the same amount of public vitriol, Hamilton faced a ton of backlash as the sport's first Black driver.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Of people taking tough votes, of standing up to their own party or standing up for a certain issue, knowing that this could bring onto them more than just vitriol online, but literally someone to their front door that could harm them and their family.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
15 June 2025
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The charges included one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder; three counts of cruelty to children in the first degree; three counts of false imprisonment; three counts of contributing to the dependency of a minor; and three counts of kidnapping.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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The suit, filed this week in Dallas County District court, accuses Gateway Church founder Robert Morris and others of libel, malice, defamation, slander, failure to report, civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress and unjust enrichment.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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Unsurprisingly, in 2019, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Measure W was causing dread and anger among property owners.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The anger of voters is strikingly clear, though, especially for ones who have for so long been loyal to Democrats.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 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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The results revealed that pla depletion decreases the virulence and increases the length of plague infections in mice.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
31 May 2025
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Research published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information suggests that the venom from one cone snail has the potential to kill up to 700 people.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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But for some, the venom may cause anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can lead to symptoms like difficulty breathing, vomiting or diarrhea, fainting and skin reactions.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 June 2025
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“Bile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bile. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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