feistiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feistiness
Noun
  • Omar Havana/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has formally approved the creation of a special international tribunal to prosecute senior Russian officials for the crime of aggression tied to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • The new body will deal with the crime of aggression, specifically regarding the use of armed force by one state against another.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • That lineage pulses through the film’s juke joint scenes, where music, memory and defiance converge.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Thousands of people took to the streets, with women burning their headscarves in defiance.
    Sara Monetta, NBC news, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Fu also singled out Israel and called for efforts to bring an end to the hostilities.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 June 2025
  • 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
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“Feistiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feistiness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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