vindictiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindictiveness
Noun
  • The project educates students about the dangers of hatred and bigotry and the importance of standing against all forms of prejudice.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, Republicans such as our current president spew contempt like volcanoes of hatred, prejudice and madness.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The scale score measures the virulence of cancerous cells and tissues in the body, with a higher score meaning the cancer is more likely to spread quickly, as Biden’s has already done.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
  • In Canada, modest supply management policies keep farmgate and farmer pay prices higher, while disincentivizing the buildout of fast-paced, crowded and large scale production facilities at the heart of avian flu virulence.
    Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Kyle Walker departed on loan to Milan in January amid nosediving form and, in some cases, vitriol from exasperated supporters.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Both sides have since claimed victory and, in the febrile aftermath of the short conflict, media coverage in India and Pakistan has seen high levels of nationalist vitriol and hyperbole.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The reports included accounts of both Jewish and Muslim students dealing with profound grief over the deaths of loved ones, concerns for their safety and feelings of alienation and academic censorship.
    Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • That sense of alienation, that sense of a slight remove, something bubbling under the surface—that’s as New York a story as glamour or whatever else.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Journalists are filled with fear and loathing over the threats facing the Fourth Estate.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Donald Trump makes no secret of his loathing for regulations that limit water and energy use by home appliances.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Vindictiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindictiveness. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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