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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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While it’s commonly believed that cats and dogs are inherent enemies, the American Kennel Club (AKC) suggests that isn’t always the case.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Designed to mislead enemies The inflatable structure mimics the silhouette of advanced aircraft when viewed from satellites or the air.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The celebrations had barely faded when attention turned to the Champions League draw in late August, when Kairat earned a date with some of Europe’s biggest clubs among their eight opponents, including competition record winner Real Madrid.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The transgender athlete, Marissa Rothenberger of Champlin Park High School, led the school to a state championship this past year while dominating female opponents.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 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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Seoul, South Korea — A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China and North Korea expand theirs.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The doctrine must commit to iterative refresh cycles every 6–12 months, keyed to adversary countermeasures.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 version adds Alex Bregman, former Astros antagonist, to Boston’s core.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a part that could be juicy, Irons will play the movie’s other antagonist, the leader of a secret order called The Watchers, who are keeping an eye on the immortals and see them as a threat to humanity.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, with five ranked foes remaining, and only two coming at home (only one of those two an SEC team, for that matter), Florida will need to sustain change, a feat Napier has yet to do.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Little Drummer Girl (2018), played supernatural baddie Randall Flagg in The Stand (2020–2021), and gave the Roy dynasty a worthy foe on Succession (2021–2023).—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Ill-wisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-wisher. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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