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Noun
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The Republican Party has nothing positive to say about any person, place or thing that Trump disparages in his rants of hatred.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025 -
However, Kelly’s hatred towards Beyoncé is well-documented and the singer’s fans have noticed.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Despite that virulence, some forms of plague did ultimately die out.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 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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But during interviews for the book, she was surprised by the vitriol that Disney Adults had … for each other.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Across the dial, opinions differed, but the tone was the same: vitriol disguised as debate.—
Sabrina L. Schaeffer,
National Review,
7 June 2025
Noun
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In the case of Bill, that ultimately means enticing him back into society with the appetizing waft and convivial chatter of a barbecue party—a small coup for social connection amid the inertia of alienation.—
Adrienne Matei,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, in the case of Kafka, a highly idiosyncratic writer, whose very name has become a byword for modern alienation and bureaucratic absurdity, the influence of his elegant and long-canonical early translators Willa and Edwin Muir still looms large.—
Mark Harman
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Seraphina, Conrad’s daughter by another woman (and therefore the focus of Maeve’s loathing), only survived thanks to some quick maneuvering on Harry’s part.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 May 2025
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The medieval ideal suggests superstition, ignorance, vulgarity, restlessness, cruelty and religion—all of which fill my soul with horror and loathing.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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“Vindictiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindictiveness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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