nastiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nastiness
Noun
  • Jon Worrell, 58, was arrested on charges including malice murder and felony murder in the death of his wife Doris Worrell, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
  • Cornell faces charges of voyeurism with malice, second-degree stalking and breach of peace.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • At another point, he’s forced to fight while on a psychedelic trip after ingesting toad venom.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
  • Exposing himself to the venom of snakes for nearly two decades, by injecting venom and allowing himself to be bitten, Friede had generated antibodies that were effective against several snake neurotoxins at once.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Eli doesn’t flinch at their graphic vulgarity but smiles warmly and appreciatively, as only John Goodman can smile.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
  • His video streams are peppered with expletives, vulgarities and other language that many have disavowed in the name of political correctness.
    Jack Crosbie, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • An earnest, has-a-costume-for-everything kind of guy, Daub is allergic to the greige and the dinge.
    Sandra Upson, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Dinges said the two crewmembers whose sleep remained steady -- even in the absence of conventional daylight -- were those who kept to a strict schedule and found other ways to control their biological clocks.
    Michael Nedelman, CNN, 1 June 2017
Noun
  • The project educates students about the dangers of hatred and bigotry and the importance of standing against all forms of prejudice.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, Republicans such as our current president spew contempt like volcanoes of hatred, prejudice and madness.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • On Tuesday, May 20, the Orange County District Attorney's Office confirmed in a press release that Alejandro Acosta Oliveros was charged with felony animal cruelty and felony theft of a companion animal.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • Today, the Trump Administration’s theatre of cruelty toward immigrants can be traced to any number of root causes, including racist nostalgia, economic insecurity, and far-right Christian nationalism.
    Michael Luo, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • In spite of all that, Shanahan did not waver in his belief in the core of the roster — Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Tavares and Morgan Rielly — opting to press ahead with that nucleus even as playoff failures stacked up.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • In spite of these economic headwinds, Epic Universe is expected to draw in millions of visitors, bolster theme park revenue for Universal, as well as Disney just down the highway, and bring billions of dollars to the local economy.
    Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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“Nastiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nastiness. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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