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Recent Examples of vengefulness
This action demonstrates the president’s monumental cruelty, total lack of empathy and compassion, pathological narcissism, boundless vengefulness, abysmal ignorance and glaring immaturity.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
The thought of this act of petty vengefulness, and others like it, were later on to fill me with remorse.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
The thought of this act of petty vengefulness, and others like it, were later on to fill me with remorse.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengefulness
Noun
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The line between law enforcement and partisan vindictiveness can also become muddied.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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When circumstances create a realistic likelihood of vindictiveness, the burden shifts to the government to justify its conduct.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In June 2024, Bryant was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, kidnapping and misdemeanor false report of a crime.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Actual malice is the legal standard by which courts determine if someone is liable for libel.—
Keely Bastow,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trying to find charm and not having malevolence as the intention, not trying to be evil, let the brilliant writing do that.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Reactions from tour loyalists at the time ranged from indifference to malevolence.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI countered that Musk is driven by jealousy and regret.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The messages detailed Hernandez’s jealousy over Burke’s involvement with other women and included threats to publicly reveal details about their relationship.—
Laura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Where was the anger or rage or spite, aside from in fleeting, inconsequential moments?—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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This is what Neander has been doing ever since ascending to the Rays’ GM job at 32 in 2016, constantly fielding competitive teams in spite of one of the lowest payrolls in baseball every year.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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To predict how an outbreak will progress, epidemiologists often use stock-and-flow diagrams: illustrations featuring stocks of people (susceptible, infected, recovered, dead) and arrows showing flows between them based on factors such as exposure or virulence.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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Genes involved in adaptation, such as those linked to virulence, metabolism or host interaction, also move with them.—
Lily Peck,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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Rather than silently internalizing tension, partners who processed small relational strains together appeared better able to maintain emotional connection and prevent resentment from accumulating.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Wilde and Seth Rogen play longtime marrieds harboring a laundry list of resentments who host their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton) for an evening of fun.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Also, the Yandy Diaz/Jonathan Aranda/Junior Caminero triumvirate would be the envy of most GMs.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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So these are the embers of envy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vengefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengefulness. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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