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Recent Examples of hyperaggressive
Goetz had on his side Barry Slotnick, a hyperaggressive defense lawyer who represented clients as varied as John Gotti and the Lubavitchers.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Auburn surprisingly sat out the quarterback transfer market a year ago but was hyperaggressive at the position this winter.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual.
—William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021
Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
This laid a baseline for effective appeals, but neither man put forth a vision for America’s future, except for brief moments separated by long stretches of interruptions, insults and invective, often from the hyperaggressive president.
—Karl Rove, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Auburn surprisingly sat out the quarterback transfer market a year ago but was hyperaggressive at the position this winter.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual.
—William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021
Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
This laid a baseline for effective appeals, but neither man put forth a vision for America’s future, except for brief moments separated by long stretches of interruptions, insults and invective, often from the hyperaggressive president.
—Karl Rove, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperaggressive
Adjective
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And his pugnacious talk sounds quite a bit more like American politics than sober debates about the future of technology.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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The Coup’s early records were pugnacious, laced with humor and some finger-wagging.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Our two centre-backs practically pick themselves; Marcos Senesi combines combative defending with expansive distribution, while no player in the Premier League gets close to Jan Paul van Hecke’s 448 line-breaking passes from defence.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Frank was known for his colorful and sometimes combative persona.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When he was found, deputies said Ortiz became belligerent, yelled at employees, threatened to harm them with a gun, and grabbed one of the resort employees.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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In a sea of gray-toned suits and uniforms, the woman trying to soothe her crying baby comes across as an outlier even before a belligerent young salaryman starts screaming at her for disturbing the peace.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet critics have pointed to Trump’s meandering speeches and sometimes bellicose rhetoric as evidence of cognitive decline.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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His more diplomatic trade advisors are now ascendant, with the bellicose faction represented by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Counselor Peter Navarro increasingly sidelined.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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That process can miss aggressive lesions in their earliest stages or lead to unnecessary procedures for harmless spots.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Expect Polish, Italian, Brazilian, and Filipino legislators to lean on Magnifica Humanitas as cover for AI labor-protection legislation that looked aggressive a week ago.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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Misfires in the transfer market, a widespread injury crisis and an overambitious tactical game plan saw everything unravel.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Global carmakers have lost over $70 billion in write-offs after drastically scaling back overambitious EV production targets and consumer demand.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Ideally, a midfielder with a dynamic movement profile, slash dribbler or ball-winner.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Dawson has coached many dynamic receivers who have played in the NFL.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Hyperaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperaggressive. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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