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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindictiveness
Noun
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Love has triumphed over hatred, light over darkness and truth over falsehood.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025 -
While highlighting the vicious cycle of ethnic hatred, Gavin strives for impartiality.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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Everything about the movement surprised political observers: its virulence, its magnitude, its provincial origins, its apparent lack of structure and leadership, and its adamant refusal to be co-opted by existing political parties and unions.—
Arthur Goldhammer,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2018
Noun
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In an online world filled with vitriol, the father of six and grandfather of 15 continues to be a social media influencer who tries to teach where hate can lead with a mix of stories, dancing, and humor.—
Dina Kraft,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 Apr. 2025
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Jey Uso’s unanimous popularity IRL paints an entirely different picture of any social media vitriol, which is always polarizing.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Margiela eyewear campaign was photographed and directed by Jordan Hemingway, which reflects on the alienation and attraction between humans and cyborgs.—
Andrea Onate,
WWD,
2 Mar. 2025
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Alcoholism, depression, alienation, and nightmares overtook him in the following years.—
Bill Trott,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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My stomach had always been the bane of my body image struggles, and that loathing didn’t magically disappear as my uterus expanded to accommodate an undeniably miraculous addition.—
Michelle Konstantinovsky,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2025
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The disturbing event all but paralyzes Kyle on the couch as the viral loathing continues.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Vindictiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindictiveness. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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