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
Individuals at highest risk include those with chronic liver disease (such as hepatitis B or C), diabetes, immune suppression, alcohol use disorder, malignancy, renal disease, or iron overload conditions like hemochromatosis.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Grail’s test identified malignancy in 1,453 of the cancer cases, missing it in 1,370.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 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
Those who have genetic or hereditary prostate cancer may have malignancies appear earlier or grow at a faster rate.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for malignancy
Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Grail’s test identified malignancy in 1,453 of the cancer cases, missing it in 1,370.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 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
Those who have genetic or hereditary prostate cancer may have malignancies appear earlier or grow at a faster rate.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignancy
Noun
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Howard sells his smug malice, digging into Matt in a way no one has before until the whole thing devolves into a physical fight.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Smith said Hawthorne committed murder because his actions showed malice.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Victims of a snake bite are advised not to try to remove the venom themselves or to tie off the bite area.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wolf spider bites are not poisonous and won't cause sores or body-wide symptoms from its venom.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rivalries that are long in tenure and thick with hatred define college sports in the Deep South, where football is second only to faith in some places.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Examples abound of men with histories of misogyny – often expressed online – who go on to commit violent crimes in the name of their hatred.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vasquez was charged with second-degree cruelty to juveniles and negligent homicide.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But that tale of someone brought into a world that treated him with cruelty and contempt never left him.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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