spitefulness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitefulness
Noun
  • Colt has been indicted on 55 felony counts, including four counts of malice murder, according to court documents, and has pleaded not guilty.
    Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
  • Without it, little remained but his malice, his pettiness, and his insatiable appetite for revenge.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The animal’s blood is drawn and purified to obtain antibodies that act against the venom.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • This process helped the research team assemble a cocktail that had the minimum number of components that were still sufficient enough to render the venom.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Heiss said that nothing would be so devastating as to have earned Prima’s hatred.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • While Brandon Hagel has been suspended and a number of jarring hits have taken place, there is another level of intensity and hatred around the corner.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Is the austerity of her work simply regurgitated cruelty?
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 May 2025
  • His father, Colin Gray, 54, has been indicted on 29 felonies including two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children.
    Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Oddity Tech — The beauty and tech retailer popped 16% after increasing its outlook in spite of tariffs.
    Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Eight percent of those folks report coming into our units from unsheltered homelessness, usually in spite of having full-time employment.
    Anne Field, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Spitefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitefulness. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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