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as in brutal
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
brute attacks on innocent civilians
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as in feral
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
a man of brute instinct, he deals with conflict the only way he knows how—by physical force
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as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
leave him alone, you brute!
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Recent Examples of brute
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
But the immune system has sensed that something is wrong, and spurs a more brute force reaction.
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Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
This time the closing hole was a brute, the toughest at Harbour Town on Sunday.
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ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
While the resources needed to bombard Dashlane servers with that volume of guesses in such a short period of time are possible, they’re not commonly found in usual brute-force attacks.
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ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
But the immune system has sensed that something is wrong, and spurs a more brute force reaction.
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Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Noun
Oscillating between a bumbling brute and an ironic ignoramus, Marvel Studios sees the God of Thunder more like the God of Blunder, kicking out the knees of the steady 2011 film in favour of single-digit IQ humour.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
This time the closing hole was a brute, the toughest at Harbour Town on Sunday.
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ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brute
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His first strikeout was part of a brutal sequence.
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The injury is obviously a brutal blow to Canada's starting 11.
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Almost immediately, her half-feral dragon attacks Moondancer.
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Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.
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The ranch is home to a couple of hundred animals, including impalas, Nubian ibexes and an antelope found in Central Africa.
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Even a 1995 review in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition described phytic acid as a natural antioxidant tied to lower colon cancer risk and lower cholesterol in animals.
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The immigrant-threat frame offers a quicker villain and a simpler solution to persistent social problems such as violent crime.
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The new production will follow Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo from their comic book origins to becoming global pop culture icons, battling familiar villains along the way.
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For my microgeneration, the disillusionment crept in with the savage failure of the Iraq War.
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Set in the fictional lands of Westeros, House of the Dragon depicts a savage succession struggle within House Targaryen and a resulting civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons.
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If the end was coming for me now, to rescind all the grace I’d been given, then the tractor was a brutish way to go.
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And to complete the old-school feeling, this brutish bulldog is built by AC Cars, one of the world’s longest standing auto manufacturers.
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Compelling characters, breathtaking action, beautiful environments, and an array of wondrous alien creatures.
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One of the earliest signs that the new Supergirl will be an uninspired slog is the overload of blobby alien dirtbags, grotesque creatures that look like they were refused admission to the Mos Eisley Cantina in the original Star Wars movie.
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Then, one weekend about three years ago, Meledandri called with an idea — a Minion who sets out to make a monster movie.
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The women’s Cloudmonster Shoe fittingly packs a monster-sized amount of cushioning.
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“Brute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brute. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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