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
There was a vibration and luminosity somewhere out there to Matisse; to Picasso there was a latent malignancy.
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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
This is different from experiences providers have had with patients making Track 1 requests, as most of these patients have end-stage malignancy or organ failure and seldom have unmet health care needs.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
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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
This is different from experiences providers have had with patients making Track 1 requests, as most of these patients have end-stage malignancy or organ failure and seldom have unmet health care needs.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignancy
Noun
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In Jewish terms, our own hearts start to harden, not out of malice, but out of survival.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors could not prove malice in the case.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its deadly stinger was full of venom, much more potent and deadly than any snake.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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In a clip of Pole to Pole with Will Smith, obtained by LiveScience, the 57-year-old actor could be seen on a boat going down a river in Ecuador with venom expert Bryan Fry, expedition leader Carla Perez and Indigenous Waorani guides when the group notices a gigantic anaconda on the banks.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When Erika desires to celebrate with other fans in the city, tensions build during the match, and Erika becomes a target for misplaced hatred when the game takes a turn for the worse.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2026
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His loathing for totalitarianism was among the very few hatreds Reagan ever held, his biographer Edmund Morris said.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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The American people must reject this cruelty and extremism.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Does their lack of kindness grant you permission to respond with equal insensitivity or even cruelty?—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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