as in vindictive
likely to seek revenge
a vengeful person never lets go of a grudge
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Recent Examples of vengeful
Griffith played notoriously unhinged characters in Brian De Palma's Body Double and Jonathan Demme's Something Wild, and Johnson played a vengeful menace in the 1993 thriller Guilty as Sin and a diabolical vigilante in Robert Rodriguez's Machete.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 July 2025
But what do the locals actually think of their vampire-like namesake, who is believed to be the vengeful ghost of a woman who died in pregnancy or childbirth?
To find out, researcher Timo Duile headed to Pontianak for conversations with ethnic Malay Muslim and Dayak Christian residents.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2025
Fans of the first film will be delighted to find out the original team is reunited, with newcomers like Uma Thurman as the formidable Discord and Veronica Ngô as the vengeful Quynh added to the cast.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
So together with the return of the vengeful Quynh, The Old Guard 2 begins somewhat promisingly (there’s also an early action sequence that features some fun car-and-motorcycle stunts), but intent and execution are two different things, and the new film struggles to keep these balls in the air.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 July 2025
But what do the locals actually think of their vampire-like namesake, who is believed to be the vengeful ghost of a woman who died in pregnancy or childbirth?
To find out, researcher Timo Duile headed to Pontianak for conversations with ethnic Malay Muslim and Dayak Christian residents.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2025
Fans of the first film will be delighted to find out the original team is reunited, with newcomers like Uma Thurman as the formidable Discord and Veronica Ngô as the vengeful Quynh added to the cast.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
So together with the return of the vengeful Quynh, The Old Guard 2 begins somewhat promisingly (there’s also an early action sequence that features some fun car-and-motorcycle stunts), but intent and execution are two different things, and the new film struggles to keep these balls in the air.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengeful
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Others are more hesitant to face off against an aggressive federal government and a vindictive president looking to inflict pain on his political enemies.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Now, Americans should assume the companies’ lucrative levers of surveillance and persuasion are at the disposal, if not outright service, of a vindictive president, who’s increasingly unbound by judicial and other checks on his power.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Fans hoping for a revengeful scoring outburst were left wanting a little more, however, as Dončić — a career 28.6 points per game scorer — added only 10 points over the final three quarters.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, this revengeful streak will result in loneliness and isolation.—
Nicole Froio,
refinery29.com,
29 Oct. 2024
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Each of us should demand our local leaders challenge every one of the immoral and cruel state laws and the Gestapo-like raids and inhumane detainments carried out by ICE agents.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Even critics who considered his policies cruel and racist – and there were many – admitted that behind the bluster there was the charm of a true believer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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The author presents a vicious takedown of George Washington.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Stanton, demonstrating that there’s still plenty of power in his vicious swing, sent the pitch 401 feet the other way at 106.1 mph.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Deepfakes have been growing more sophisticated in recent years, in addition to being increasingly deployed for malicious purposes.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
10 July 2025
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Hoxton Grove Estate is shrouded in bad vibes, from Jess’s fighting neighbors — a group of women who have been, by turns, loving and hateful toward each other all season, their intensity coming to a head when one of them is seduced by the other’s boyfriend — to Felix’s lethargy.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Being a private equity venture, Substack directly profits from its creators, hateful and hopeful alike.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Forced to work in a more hostile environment than.when it was first established in 2019, the mission faces limited options for evacuations due to the ongoing suspension of international commercial flights, and mobility, because of gangs’ ongoing gang encirclement of Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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From retail shops to corner bodegas and independent grocery stores, the past few years have not only forced small business owners to confront staggering economic challenges, but also a needlessly hostile regulatory environment brought on by out-of-touch policymakers.—
Tosha Miller,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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The Moon is opposite Mercury in your sign, and this can trigger petty squabbles.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
12 July 2025
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We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore.—
Rob Day,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeful. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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