1
as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so
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2
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
the bill's failure to pass in the legislature was due to nothing more than partisan spleen
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Recent Examples of spleen
The tissue samples came from organs including the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, spleen, intestines, adrenal glands, and skin.
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Jamie Ducharme, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
The senior coroner for Cheshire, Jacqueline Devonish, said at the hearing that Lilly's spleen didn't rupture until the morning of her death, so there was nothing that could have previously alerted medics, according to the Guardian.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In theory, the technique could be used on a wide range of organs from brains to spleens, and everything in between.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
By looking at tissues taken from organs throughout the body, including the heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, lung, skin and muscles, researchers in a new study determined that aging starts to accelerate from 45 to 55.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
The senior coroner for Cheshire, Jacqueline Devonish, said at the hearing that Lilly's spleen didn't rupture until the morning of her death, so there was nothing that could have previously alerted medics, according to the Guardian.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In theory, the technique could be used on a wide range of organs from brains to spleens, and everything in between.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
By looking at tissues taken from organs throughout the body, including the heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, lung, skin and muscles, researchers in a new study determined that aging starts to accelerate from 45 to 55.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spleen
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But in Israel, some of the relief felt in the wake of the agreement has been eclipsed by anger that Hamas so far has released only the remains of nine of the 28 deceased hostages held in Gaza.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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These materials can help Ellis prove that Alvarado acted with actual malice.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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In addition to stealing students’ data, the worm had also altered some records, perhaps for no better reason than simple malice.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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She was particularly distressed by Kennedy’s June decision to fire the entire vaccine advisory board and stack it with his allies, but recent months have offered even more opportunities for stress and indignation.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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Spiders have venom to subdue prey, but the majority have fangs that are too tiny to puncture human skin.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Luckily the snake did not inject any venom.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The footage sparked outrage and dismay across Israel.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Swart also blamed major social-media platforms for monetizing outrage and accelerating polarization.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The former screen siren was fined nearly $25,000 in 2008 after being convicted of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying her country.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Looking at me with pure hatred.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Carti’s idiosyncratic style helped birth a generation of rage rap artists, and his latest studio album, which spent three weeks atop the Billboard 200, could finally convince Grammy voters to give him his due.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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In Los Angeles, my hometown, protests rage as ICE raids intensify — yet we’re still questioned for existing between survival and success.—
Sofía Pereda,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Squid Game, Money Heist, Blood Sisters, Sacred Games, Borgen, Roma — many subtitled, some dubbed — became global hits not in spite of their local sound but because of it.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Jets, in spite of a historic level of passing ineptitude, still had a chance to win.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Spleen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spleen. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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