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Recent Examples of vengefulness
In her boredom — or maybe loose sense of vengefulness — Julie turns her attention to Paul’s best friend, Carey (Kyle Marvin), who has recently split from his wife.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengefulness
Noun
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Johnson says Comey may be able to argue that he is being prosecuted out of vindictiveness, given the president's remarks.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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So there’s a feeling of vindictiveness and petulance that’s in there, but there’s also a practicality to it, too.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than avoiding malice, we are called to take responsibility for the impact of our words.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Understand that controlling behaviors may stem from fear and insecurity rather than malice.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Fonda arrived in Rome with his blue eyes darkened by contact lenses, the better to convey malevolence.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The person could be experiencing jealousy or may even feel loss about their relationship with you now that a baby is on the way, Kelman says.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Married Matt and Amber Barnett overcame a little bit of jealousy and a lot of credit card debt to cultivate a stable relationship.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yes, although your character in that film, Lisa, is very put-together in spite of what’s going on in her life.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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For all his individual stubbornness and spite, Milošević could not match the resilience and determination of Serbia’s citizens.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The only character who seems entirely transparent is Frederik, who can’t hide his resentment of his second-class spousal status or his contempt for the sycophants and mediocrities who cling to his wife like barnacles.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Still working through residual resentments from last year, her lyrics this cycle often clash with the careful slickness of the production.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Make your home cinema the envy of movie night with these Prime Big Deal Days TV deals.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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These genius display ideas, from simple to elaborate, will make your Halloween yard the envy of the neighborhood.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Vengefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengefulness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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