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Recent Examples of truculence Trump’s truculence has infuriated many Canadians, leading many to cancel U.S. vacations, refuse to buy American goods and possibly even vote early. Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Frederic could be a fallback third-line centre option if the Leafs can’t get someone better (like Coyle), or support otherwise — truculence and scoring — on the wing. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 Other international powers are showing even less patience for Israeli truculence. Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024 Government regulation had to be escalated and hundreds of lawsuits had to be filed before the company’s truculence was overcome. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for truculence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truculence
Noun
  • Wall Street holds near record highs in a government-data blackout , with enough rotational energy toward left-behind groups, refreshed confidence in the AI spending frenzy, certainty of a Fed rate cut this month and speculative aggression in lower-quality longshots to keep the indexes aloft.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The President's aggression is forcing every school district, city, and the state to do more to protect our rights and our students.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The cruelty, after all, is the point.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dedich has started the last three games for the Rams and has shown his aggressiveness in the running game but allowed eight pressures in three weeks.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This can lead to rapid mood swings, difficulty controlling emotions, aggressiveness, and outbursts.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her name is Christa Gail Pike, who was convicted of killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer three decades ago in a case that made national headlines at the time for its brutality.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Safdie’s presentation of these comments foregrounds Mark’s understanding of what’s profound, and profoundly disturbing, about mixed martial arts, and perhaps all martial arts—the channelling and professionalizing of brutality.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The monthlong celebration comes at a crucial time, as transgender youths continue to face mounting legislative attacks and social hostility nationwide.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Police officers eventually began to line tee boxes as the weekend progressed, though that also did not assuage the hostility.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Minnesota passed on Rodgers at the time, almost to signal a vote of defiance or confidence in McCarthy.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In recent months, some council members have pushed, in open defiance, for outside groups to take another look, on the city’s behalf, at the economics of moving out of the Civic Center complex.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Truculence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truculence. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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