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Recent Examples of bitchery
Weisberger’s book may have been an opportunistic takedown, but the director David Frankel and the screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna spun it into one of the finer Hollywood entertainments of its era, with the pleasing sophistication and bitchery of a classic studio comedy from the forties or fifties.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Taylor-Joy brings a cagey survivalism to Margot, a girl who gives the sense she's had to get herself out of ugly scenarios many times before, and the notes Chau hits are delicious, a symphony of passive-aggressive bitchery.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2022
The girls set her up to fail because of their own arguably questionable motives — reuniting their parents — which don’t get a fraction of the scrutiny Meredith’s supposed bitchery does.
—Kristen Lopez, Vox, 28 July 2018
Pip Torrens plays him with delightful, low-key bitchery, which makes up for any lack of snarkiness on behalf of her royal highness.
—Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 8 Jan. 2017
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Taylor-Joy brings a cagey survivalism to Margot, a girl who gives the sense she's had to get herself out of ugly scenarios many times before, and the notes Chau hits are delicious, a symphony of passive-aggressive bitchery.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2022
The girls set her up to fail because of their own arguably questionable motives — reuniting their parents — which don’t get a fraction of the scrutiny Meredith’s supposed bitchery does.
—Kristen Lopez, Vox, 28 July 2018
Pip Torrens plays him with delightful, low-key bitchery, which makes up for any lack of snarkiness on behalf of her royal highness.
—Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 8 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitchery
Noun
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Meta’s contempt-of-court filing was not yet available today.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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Can storytelling help move audiences beyond caricatures, outrage, and contempt?—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Where Porsha would prefer to ignore Shamea’s existence, Shamea keeps breadcrumbing her disdain for her ex bestie, this time telling Cynthia about the heated text exchange after the reunion.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Habermas’s disdain for chauvinist displays was visceral.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
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In less capable hands, her bitchiness, her vanity, her vindictiveness would have made her one-dimensional.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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As two snotty rich girls, Kate Vernon and Emily Longstreth are positively princess, convincing in their cool bitchiness.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It's played as a moment of jealousy when his father compliments Tony, but some fans aren't so quick to view it as unintentional.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Readers, on the other hand, see the socioeconomic barriers and unspoken jealousies that will cage and mold these people for life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Han and his wife stare at me, disgust written all over their faces.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The episode met with an enthusiastic response from the Taormina audience with squeals of disgust when Aemond seemingly leans into kiss his mother on the lips; as well as cheers, shocked screams and collective gasps as characters fought to the death, sometimes triumphing and sometimes not.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Their distaste for each other began in 2006, when O'Donnell called Trump out on The View.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
7 Dec. 2025
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In addition to insulting Paul Dano this week on a podcast, Quentin Tarantino also shared his distaste for beloved horror actor Matthew Lillard.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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His popularity’s decline was shaped partly by race, partly by our deep but uneven revulsion toward scandal involving children, and partly by a media ecosystem that devours spectacle.—
Steven Gray,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yet the feeling Carol is left with, beyond humiliation and repulsion, is a profound loneliness.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Regulation is created by the repulsion between the magnetic tracks on the escape wheels interacting with the magnets inside the pallets.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Bitchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitchery. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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