thorniness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thorniness
Noun
  • Charlie and Pim are loyal employees of Smiling Friends, a mysterious business that exists solely to assist people with their problems, regardless of their severity.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors have recommended an 11-year sentence, citing Combs’s lack of remorse and the severity of harm inflicted.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One Pasteurella-like microbe carried genetic hints of virulence and has ties to deadly outbreaks in modern African elephants.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
  • While VUMs require more testing to establish their true risks to public health, VOIs are explicitly confirmed to have genetic changes that affect virus characteristics like transmissibility and virulence.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2025
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“Thorniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thorniness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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