as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers
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Recent Examples of corrosive
Conventional extraction requires intense heat and toxic, corrosive acids.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
These materials are capable of causing corrosive damage to barrels, storage tanks and other metal containers.
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Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
White liquor is a corrosive chemical mixture used in the paper-making process.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Start by telling your own people before the internet does, because the most corrosive part of the current system is sequence.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for corrosive
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
These materials are capable of causing corrosive damage to barrels, storage tanks and other metal containers.
—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
White liquor is a corrosive chemical mixture used in the paper-making process.
—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Start by telling your own people before the internet does, because the most corrosive part of the current system is sequence.
—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for corrosive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrosive
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There were the polite claps after good attacks by the Swiss, sarcastic whistles by the Qatari fans after their team again failed to mount a threat.
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When the 10th batter (Dalton Rushing) struck out for the first out of the inning, the diminished number of Pirates fans still on hand gave a sarcastic cheer for their team’s stick-to-itiveness.
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The student was referencing a line from the 1974 satirical film Blazing Saddles, a movie co-written by Richard Pryor.
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Early says that the movie takes much of its aesthetic and satirical cues from director Paul Verhoeven’s films Showgirls (1995) and Starship Troopers (1997).
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Some require extreme heat or highly acidic conditions.
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Blooming from late spring to summer and growing well in USDA Zones 7 to 11, gardenias prefer bright, indirect light, acidic, consistently moist soil, and regular feeding with an acidic fertilizer.
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De la Espriella also represented some high-profile victims, including Natalia Ponce de León, who was the target of an acid attack in 2014, and Rosa Elvira Cely, whose murder in 2012 generated national outrage and led to the creation of Colombia’s femicide laws.
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New York — In New York’s Hudson Valley, the artist Anicka Yi has erected columns bursting with mercurial microbial life, in hues of acid green and coffee, arranged like an archaeological dig at Storm King Art Center.
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Devil's Rope Museum in McLean, Texas Roughly an hour's drive from Amarillo, the Devil's Rope Museum is an interesting stop, with exhibits dedicated to the history of Route 66 in Texas, as well as the importance of barbed wire and its impact on the American West.
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Johnson was initially refused entry, but got inside by using a set of stairs to hop a barbed wire fence, prosecutors said.
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Hostile and caustic had a different meaning in 1962.
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Beyond his infamously relentless rate of output (and all the frequent rebrandings and extracurricular pursuits he’s initiated along the way), Dwyer’s music is actually becoming more caustic and confrontational as time goes on.
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“Corrosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrosive. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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