bloody-mindedness

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody-mindedness
Noun
  • This is clear in the contrast between the death mask that was shown to the public after her assassination, a softened, youthful version, and her real death mask, which shows the facial rigidity of a 60-year-old woman.
    Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Until Origin started working on the problem, no one made bottle caps from PET because of its rigidity.
    Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The United States has become increasingly irritated with the glacial pace of progress towards implementing a ceasefire agreement, more overtly criticizing Russia's recalcitrance to ink a deal despite pursuing a rapprochement with the Kremlin.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Resistance to state laws Littleton isn’t just seeing recalcitrance on changes to its land-use code from its residents.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Bloody-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody-mindedness. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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