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
Her doctors are determining if the malignancy was caught early.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
An effective treatment for pancreatic cancer would represent a major advance against one of the most lethal malignancies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
The researchers will now investigate its efficacy in breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma and other malignancies, and fine tune delivery and dosage methods.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
An effective treatment for pancreatic cancer would represent a major advance against one of the most lethal malignancies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
The researchers will now investigate its efficacy in breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma and other malignancies, and fine tune delivery and dosage methods.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for malignancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignancy
Noun
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Jurors decided that Grossman also acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The jury also found that Grossman and Erickson acted with malice, potentially triggering a punitive damages phase of trial that could result in further penalties.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Even after a jellyfish dies, its tentacles can continue to release venom through microscopic stinging cells.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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The snake's venom is highly toxic, but its small size reduces the risk of a fatal bite.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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Monday showed why the Middle East’s generational hatreds are so often treacherous for American presidents.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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More deeply, San Diego’s Muslims have been puzzling over the roots of the hatred that sent two young men into a holy place with the intent to commit mass murder.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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To make the musical masterpiece of his dreams, Lestat will have to break on through his shell of witty cruelty and hope an authentic soul remains intact beneath it.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
2 June 2026
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She was arrested at a hotel near the barn and booked at the Clark County Juvenile Hall on 12 counts of animal cruelty, including intentionally aiming or torturing a horse, as well as three counts of malicious destruction of property.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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