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Recent Examples of vindictiveness
In the Friday ruling, Crenshaw wrote that the timing of the charges was central to the presumption of vindictiveness.
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Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Benching him on Thursday wouldn’t have been an act of vindictiveness, just as playing him wasn’t an act of mercy.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
The line between law enforcement and partisan vindictiveness can also become muddied.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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
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
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
Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Benching him on Thursday wouldn’t have been an act of vindictiveness, just as playing him wasn’t an act of mercy.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
The line between law enforcement and partisan vindictiveness can also become muddied.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindictiveness
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Monday showed why the Middle East’s generational hatreds are so often treacherous for American presidents.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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More deeply, San Diego’s Muslims have been puzzling over the roots of the hatred that sent two young men into a holy place with the intent to commit mass murder.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Google also mentioned that the system could do more general hypothesizing that doesn’t involve drugs, using an example of the spread of virulence genes in bacteria.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 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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Seeing a person react with kindness and not ridicule – that’s radical at a time when American society seems racked with division and social media encourages public criticism and vitriol.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Experts believe that boosting young people's understanding of government and citizens' rights and responsibilities could help reduce political divisions and vitriol.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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This deeply affecting memoir, which is strung like a wire between the alienation of the assembly line and the dignifying promise of literature, documents his experience.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Mark Kostabi, the American artist whose stylised, mannequin-like figures explore themes of isolation and alienation in the age of technology, is another recurring presence.—
Jamie Timson,
TheWeek,
27 May 2026
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Niall tells Ruben that his hurtful language over the years was a big part of his endless self-loathing.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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In Village People’s gay-empowerment lexicon this means joining a gay community, for true abolition from the slavery of societal/self-loathing cannot be achieved on one’s own.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Showing the disaffection for politics and partisanship in this modern era, each of the last five midterm elections have seen presidents with ratings below 50%.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
9 May 2026
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“Vindictiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindictiveness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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