as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
her irrepressible malignancy was such that she even attacked her friends behind their backs
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Recent Examples of malignancy
Those who have genetic or hereditary prostate cancer may have malignancies appear earlier or grow at a faster rate.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 May 2025
That an 82-year-old man who had aged out of prostate-cancer-screening tests has been found to have an advanced malignancy should not be surprising.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
At this age, malignancy was always on the list of possibilities for almost any new symptom.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives.
—Mariya Filipova, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 May 2025
That an 82-year-old man who had aged out of prostate-cancer-screening tests has been found to have an advanced malignancy should not be surprising.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
At this age, malignancy was always on the list of possibilities for almost any new symptom.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives.
—Mariya Filipova, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for malignancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignancy
Noun
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Actual malice means a reporter or press outlet knew their story was false or else acted with reckless disregard for the truth.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
4 Aug. 2025
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Betrayal beyond one’s control may involve situations like forgetting an important date due to stress or feeling overwhelmed, hurting others’ feelings unintentionally by making careless comments or blunders made out of misunderstanding rather than malice.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Common in deserts across central and southern Arizona and known for its docile nature, its venom is mild, comparable to a bee sting, and bites are rare.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Do not attempt to suck out venom: This is not effective and can cause further damage to the wound.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The Republican Party has nothing positive to say about any person, place or thing that Trump disparages in his rants of hatred.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
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However, Kelly’s hatred towards Beyoncé is well-documented and the singer’s fans have noticed.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The driver was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of DUI and two counts of willful cruelty to a child.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Norwalk police on April 22 arrested her on one count of animal cruelty, records show.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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