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
One way to assess possible malignancy is irregularity of a growth, speed of growth, localized lymph node metastasis as evidenced by enlargement of the nodes, and more but there is no substitute for an FNA or removal and biopsy.
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
There was a vibration and luminosity somewhere out there to Matisse; to Picasso there was a latent malignancy.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Doctors prescribe Keytruda for a wide variety of cancers, including malignancies in the lungs, skin, colon, gastrointestinal tract, and reproductive organs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Sep. 2025
For children who received a head CT, the researchers attributed about a quarter of their hematologic malignancies that followed to the radiation exposure.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for malignancy
Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
There was a vibration and luminosity somewhere out there to Matisse; to Picasso there was a latent malignancy.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Doctors prescribe Keytruda for a wide variety of cancers, including malignancies in the lungs, skin, colon, gastrointestinal tract, and reproductive organs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Sep. 2025
For children who received a head CT, the researchers attributed about a quarter of their hematologic malignancies that followed to the radiation exposure.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for malignancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignancy
Noun
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Colt Gray, now 16, has been indicted on 55 felony counts, including four counts of malice murder, according to court documents.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Nevermind that this is obviously the work of someone acting deliberately, stealthily and with obvious malice – not a drunk stumbling into their homes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Mad Monarch of Mar-a-Lago is ridiculed worldwide as the babbling fool and face of Satan whose venom is deadly and far-reaching.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Then their own mother turned venom against them, the object of their wounding telling them that the shape of their wounds was never really there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What began as skepticism towards AI has curdled into a palpable AI hatred across the American workforce.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Given their hatred of Indigenous people, Casey and Frank set out to bring them back, a vengeance mission with echoes of The Searchers.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Colin Gray, 55, pleaded not guilty on two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, 20 counts of cruelty to children and five counts of reckless conduct.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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Set to shoot in Kentucky in April, the film is based on the viral true story of Jeff Callaway and the rescue dog Ethan, whose miraculous survival inspired the world and led to meaningful changes to animal cruelty laws in Kentucky.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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