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
Epstein Barr virus, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and Human Papilloma Virus are all associated with actually causing malignancy in humans.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
However, for anyone who has observed Trump’s public life, his malignancy and malevolence have always been obvious.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Nearly 2 million Americans are diagnosed with malignancies every year.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 8 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
See All Example Sentences for malignancy
Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
However, for anyone who has observed Trump’s public life, his malignancy and malevolence have always been obvious.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Nearly 2 million Americans are diagnosed with malignancies every year.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 8 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
See All Example Sentences for malignancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignancy
Noun
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More than avoiding malice, we are called to take responsibility for the impact of our words.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Understand that controlling behaviors may stem from fear and insecurity rather than malice.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raising it above heart level could quicken distribution of the venom to other parts of the body.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Krishna discovers that Kaliya is living beneath the surface of a local pond and poisoning its waters with his venom.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raised under Augusta’s religious terror and hatred for women, Ed tries to hide his penchant for ladies’ underwear and masturbation to no avail.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Not as a land of fear, not as a divisiveness, not of government censorship, not of hatred.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The cruelty, after all, is the point.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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