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Recent Examples of ill-wisher
As a small country with many ill-wishers, surrounded by militias that clamor for its destruction, Israel often feels itself under siege and classifies any action against it as an unforgivable betrayal.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Conveniently, her ill-wishers can’t follow her there.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Kadyrov denies rights abuses, saying such allegations are fabricated by ill-wishers trying to discredit Chechnya and its authorities.
—Reuters, NBC News, 5 July 2023
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Conveniently, her ill-wishers can’t follow her there.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Kadyrov denies rights abuses, saying such allegations are fabricated by ill-wishers trying to discredit Chechnya and its authorities.
—Reuters, NBC News, 5 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-wisher
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What to Do About Leaves Fallen leaves are a friend or an enemy to the home lawn, depending on how they are managed.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Only three of his 157 passes this year have wound up in enemy hands, which is not very promising for a 49ers defense that’s gone an NFL-record 13 straight games without an interception.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Some opponents to the BlackRock acquisition have floated the idea of city government buying AES to keep the public utility out of the hands of private equity.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
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Former Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, who backed Dominguez’s opponent in 2022, sent an email to residents last week declaring his support for her campaign.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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And, unfortunately, the monitoring idea was born into a world hostile to its very premise.—
Robert S. Gable,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 July 2017
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OpenAI is entering into those conversations as more of an adversary than an ally.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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The book touches on a meeting with Putin, who has for years been an adversary of the American government.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The June 3 episode of Simmons’ video pod has put up some of the biggest numbers for his YouTube channel in recent months, as 270,158 users thus far have tuned in to watch the host quash a beef with Meadowlark Media star (and Mark Cuban antagonist) Pablo Torre.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Iran, which has sought to portray itself as a key player in the Palestinian cause as Israel's primary antagonist, will be absent from the summit in Egypt, where Trump is now headed, despite receiving an invitation.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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If the playoffs started today, the Mater Dei’s foe could be Santa Margarita in the quarterfinals.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Indiana, which had never beaten a top-five foe on the road, will likely enter the top five itself on Sunday.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ill-wisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-wisher. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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