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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mean-spiritedness
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These days, both chambers are bubbling cauldrons of animosity and partisan backbiting.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025 -
Those writings are being investigated as a motive of animosity Wohl had toward judges, police and prosecutors, according to Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Taylor Holland.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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The growing antagonism towards tourists is in the face of still-growing travel––the World Travel & Tourism Council projected that this year 142 countries out of 185 will set records, especially to Europe, spending $11.1 trillion and accounting for 330 million jobs.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Know More The flood of accusations and pointed fingers underscores the long-running antagonism between the companies, which offer similar services and compete for customers.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
4 June 2025
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Fu also singled out Israel and called for efforts to bring an end to the hostilities.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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However, what both standards have in common is that they are used when two countries are not in a state of hostilities.—
Steven Katz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The charges included one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder; three counts of cruelty to children in the first degree; three counts of false imprisonment; three counts of contributing to the dependency of a minor; and three counts of kidnapping.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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The suit, filed this week in Dallas County District court, accuses Gateway Church founder Robert Morris and others of libel, malice, defamation, slander, failure to report, civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress and unjust enrichment.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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Yet in spite of its rather hurried origins, it’s gone on to become a General Motors success story in the quarter-century since it was created.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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But Oklahoma City engulfs basketball’s gaudiest attacks not in spite of its hacking but because of it.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Josh Kroenke fired his coach and president of basketball operations in April to end years of not-so-secret intra-office backstabbing and rancor.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 June 2025
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Even more interesting: There’s plenty of rancor over whether Messi’s outfit should be in this tournament at all.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The isle of Berk is an isolated, faraway land where the Vikings and dragons have been at enmity with one another for generations.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
12 June 2025
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The flaming comet of enmity that streaked through the national conversation Thursday was spectacular.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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The filmmakers know exactly how to leverage Hawkins’s warm, naturalistic screen presence, using her offbeat sweetness to keep the audience guessing as to her character’s exact level of malevolence.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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In the room with us in Valencia, the dolls eyes’ are hypnotic, carrying a trace of malevolence.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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