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Recent Examples of misanthropy
Exploring the world of the controversial Realm of Satan church, the documentary captures Satanists in both the everyday and the extraordinary, revealing their mystical world of magic, mystery, and misanthropy.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 July 2025
First there would be the airport taxi line, a reliable case study in misanthropy.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Beneath the veneer of misanthropy and the din of controversy her perspective has often incited lies a more generous sensibility that was always present but is only now coming to the fore.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Returning was a heart-wrenching proposition—not least since Goggins’s on-screen persona of Rick—the twitchy, depressive boyfriend of the much younger Chelsea played by Aimee Lou Wood—shares a lot of the brooding misanthropy of his former broken self.
—Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 July 2025
First there would be the airport taxi line, a reliable case study in misanthropy.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Beneath the veneer of misanthropy and the din of controversy her perspective has often incited lies a more generous sensibility that was always present but is only now coming to the fore.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Returning was a heart-wrenching proposition—not least since Goggins’s on-screen persona of Rick—the twitchy, depressive boyfriend of the much younger Chelsea played by Aimee Lou Wood—shares a lot of the brooding misanthropy of his former broken self.
—Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misanthropy
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Trump’s antagonism toward Greenland has also changed Danish views about European unity.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Emmer has been a staunch opponent of Walz for some time, whose antagonism for the governor heightened once Walz became the vice presidential running mate to former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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After years of fighting for its survival in the face of hacks and growing regulatory hostility, crypto’s fortunes abruptly change.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jewish and civil rights groups blasted the move as weakening safeguards, fueling criticism that Mamdani’s early agenda signals hostility toward Israel and the Jewish community.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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He's been active trying to solve the Israel-Hamas war and American animosity with Iran.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Yoon’s other trials deal with charges such as ordering drone flights over North Korea to deliberately inflame animosities to look for a pretext to declare martial law, and committing perjury in the trial of his prime minister.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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As the two wander around the museum—one pressuring, the other deflecting—the novel portrays their professed enmity as underscored by the force of attraction, even of love.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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The fan bases have a long-standing enmity, and the players don’t much like each other either.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sakara is the best option for health heads with allergies and sensitivities.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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Experts say to add them gradually—too much fiber can upset digestion, and sesame allergies are fairly common.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rasmussen said Prasad has a longstanding and well-documented antipathy toward the Covid-19 vaccine, as do other administration officials.—
Ben Tinker,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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As the lobbying effort to sway federal regulators and lawmakers heats up, the antipathy towards Paramount among Democrats is worth monitoring.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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His dislike and distrust of Nicole boiled over.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Rapaport has been very vocal about his dislike for Mamdani, who is known for his democratic socialist policies.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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