as in villainously
in a mean or spiteful manner
maliciously tried to ruin her reputation
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Recent Examples of maliciously
In Friday’s ruling, Liman wrote that Baldoni’s team had produced no evidence demonstrating Lively acted maliciously when making her allegations.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Alleging that Dillon was maliciously prosecuted, the lawsuit demands financial damages and changes in how the police and sheriffs’ offices use facial recognition technology.
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ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
Prosecutors allege Rinderknecht maliciously started the Lachman fire, in the Pacific Palisades on New Year’s Day, which continued smoldering underground for six days before fierce winds brought it back to the surface, starting what became the Palisades fire.
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Nathaniel Percy,
Daily News,
8 June 2026
Joshua Booth, 51, was charged with one count of willfully or maliciously torture, maim or mutilate an animal kept for companionship or pleasure causing death, a category B felony under Nevada law, according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Are there reliable technical solutions that could keep AI from being used maliciously?
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Ahmed Hamza,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
Our policy is—and has long been—that team members are only responsible for paying for personal protective equipment if the equipment is lost or maliciously damaged.
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Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, the risk is not that AI agents will behave maliciously.
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Dan Mountstephen,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
The league maliciously refuses to act like a nice, friendly bank and give us overdraft privileges.
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Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Alleging that Dillon was maliciously prosecuted, the lawsuit demands financial damages and changes in how the police and sheriffs’ offices use facial recognition technology.
—
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
Prosecutors allege Rinderknecht maliciously started the Lachman fire, in the Pacific Palisades on New Year’s Day, which continued smoldering underground for six days before fierce winds brought it back to the surface, starting what became the Palisades fire.
—
Nathaniel Percy,
Daily News,
8 June 2026
Joshua Booth, 51, was charged with one count of willfully or maliciously torture, maim or mutilate an animal kept for companionship or pleasure causing death, a category B felony under Nevada law, according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office.
—
James Powel,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Are there reliable technical solutions that could keep AI from being used maliciously?
—
Ahmed Hamza,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
Our policy is—and has long been—that team members are only responsible for paying for personal protective equipment if the equipment is lost or maliciously damaged.
—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, the risk is not that AI agents will behave maliciously.
—
Dan Mountstephen,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
The league maliciously refuses to act like a nice, friendly bank and give us overdraft privileges.
—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maliciously
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In other words, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.
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And then there is County Road 450A near Umatill, which was rightfully stripped of McCall’s name in 2007 after area residents protested the honor toward one of the most viciously racist sheriffs in Florida history.
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The experience of unveiling and being viciously denounced by all sides was a brutal lesson at twenty-seven.
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Customers complained, some bitterly, and AMD heard and granted their demands.
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Those fans erupted when Harry Kane scored on a penalty kick in the 12th minute, and groaned bitterly when Baturina scored the equalizer some 20 minutes later.
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Images of Labubus beamed malevolently from their packaging, as if gloating in their unreachability.
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With the same masterful blend of wit, insight, and empathy that made John Proctor a runaway hit, Born in the Dirt is a wickedly funny, vibrantly human new play about the meaning of art, community, and the complicated business of making something that lasts.
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Enter Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke’s wickedly funny novel about a trad wife influencer who goes back in time to discover the past is more brutal than bucolic.
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“Maliciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maliciously. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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