ill-wishers

plural of ill-wisher

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Noun
  • Lewis Tan led the 2021 film as Cole Young, an MMA fighter facing off against Outworld enemies in a high-stakes battle for the universe.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Add to that the influence of social media or Discord forums offering immediate validation, and young possible perpetrators can come away thinking their enemies deserve to die.
    John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Hunter is larger than Strus, can man more brute opponents and churned out one of the more versatile shooting seasons of 2024-25.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In leaked Telegram messages first reported by Politico, Young Republicans leaders privately made racist and otherwise offensive jokes about their political opponents.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The week before Thanksgiving, USC goes to Oregon for their first matchup as Big Ten foes after decades of facing off in the Pac-12.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • James is the first of a handful of Trump foes targeted by the Federal Housing Finance Agency with criminal referrals to face charges.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In recent years, the alliance has sought to be more transparent about nuclear exercises to reassure the public and partners while deterring potential adversaries.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The United States plans to upgrade its radars to improve their ability to identify hostile ballistic missiles targeting the homeland, according to a government announcement, as nuclear adversaries Russia, China and North Korea advance their missile capabilities.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Ill-wishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-wishers. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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