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Recent Examples of vehemence The union voted by a nearly unanimous tally - 96 percent - to strike, indicating a serious failure to understand the vehemence with which the union workers expected a fulfillment of their demands. Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 Yet there’s a particular vehemence to the concern about how long runtimes have gotten that suggests this conversation reflects our fears about all the ways the world is changing. Constance Grady, Vox, 17 May 2024 Many court watchers were surprised at the vehemence of the conservative justices’ defense of Trump’s claim that presidents must be immune from prosecution to carry out their duties. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024 Erdogan experienced firsthand the vehemence of this establishment antagonism when the Turkish military forced his political party, the Welfare Party, from power with a public memorandum in 1997. Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for vehemence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehemence
Noun
  • The challenge isn't new, but the intensity is unprecedented.
    Tomás O’Leary, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • There’s some intensity brewing now too, as power-hungry planet Pluto stations retrograde on May 4 in your sign.
    Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After so much enthusiasm and excitement following his winter move from Mercedes, reality is setting in for Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The company was able to lean on the enthusiasm and raw, emotional responses that moviegoers, including social media influencers, were having to the film.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Try to identify emotions beyond frustration, annoyance or other shades of anger.
    Caroline Fleck, Contributor, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
  • There are moments of levity scattered throughout, a necessity when dealing with subject matter as harsh and cold as inevitable mortality, but they're surgically placed to extract the most emotion out of the player.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • From red hair and circular blush at Coachella to the resurrection of minimal manicures for Easter, this week’s celebrity beauty moments were all about warmth and length for spring.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The conversation revealed Francis' characteristic warmth and accessibility, moving many participants to tears.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Vehemence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehemence. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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