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
Typically, the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, and spleen of the animal were roasted over the altar fire and consumed by participants then and there.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
Booster Vaccines Are Actually Pretty Common The Skin’s Immune Defenses
Traditionally, the skin was not considered an active participant in immune response generation, unlike lymphatic organs such as the spleen or lymph nodes.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Doctors passed a wire into the arteries near the spleen and placed coils there to stop the bleeding, said Dr. Hillman Terzian, an acute care surgeon and medical director for emergency general surgery at NMC.
—Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
On March 24, 2022, Wendy Rappaport went to a hospital with concerns about a ruptured spleen, the civil complaint said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
Booster Vaccines Are Actually Pretty Common The Skin’s Immune Defenses
Traditionally, the skin was not considered an active participant in immune response generation, unlike lymphatic organs such as the spleen or lymph nodes.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Doctors passed a wire into the arteries near the spleen and placed coils there to stop the bleeding, said Dr. Hillman Terzian, an acute care surgeon and medical director for emergency general surgery at NMC.
—Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
On March 24, 2022, Wendy Rappaport went to a hospital with concerns about a ruptured spleen, the civil complaint said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spleen
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Unsurprisingly, in 2019, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Measure W was causing dread and anger among property owners.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The anger of voters is strikingly clear, though, especially for ones who have for so long been loyal to Democrats.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
27 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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Daley huffed and puffed with red-faced indignation, even threatening a lawsuit over the intent of an NFL team to whisk Chicago’s proud name off to the northwest suburbs and stomp into suburban soil.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The Austrian government responded with indignation, claiming that the Americans had given them no notice.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Research published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information suggests that the venom from one cone snail has the potential to kill up to 700 people.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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But for some, the venom may cause anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that can lead to symptoms like difficulty breathing, vomiting or diarrhea, fainting and skin reactions.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 June 2025
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In an environment where virality often outperforms veracity, the temptation rises: optimize for engagement, lean into outrage and co-opt the aesthetic of authenticity without accountability.—
ByLyric Mandell,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Months of arrests in Charlotte ICE has been making increasingly public arrests in Mecklenburg County over the last several months, stoking fear and outrage.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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There is a strong sense of hatred toward Netanyahu, whose calls for the Iranian public to take this opportunity to rise up and overthrow their leaders are seemingly falling flat.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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Emotionally intelligent people don't unleash their rage like this.—
Juli Fraga,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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In rage and disbelief, Gi-hun mourned the death of his friend and wailed with grief as masked soldiers apprehended him.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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In spite of SSDs capturing market share due to speed and efficiency, their higher cost per terabyte continues to make HDDs indispensable for large-scale storage.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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However, that’s the extent of its meta-textual prowess, in spite of its ceaseless references to Tarantino.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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“Spleen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spleen. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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