1
as in brutality
the use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property
an act of violence caused the window to be shattered
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2
as in intensity
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)
taken aback by the violence of her denial of any wrongdoing
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3
as in emotion
depth of feeling
some people were taken aback by the violence with which the magazine's art critic attacked the exhibition
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Recent Examples of violence
While the violence continues, both men try to find ways to escape the brutality of war, even if only for a moment.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 May 2026
The 31st Annual Walk for Peace, organized by the nonprofit Alliance of Local Street Organizations, has promoted violence reduction since the 1990s, when local gangs designated the park as a safe place for neighbors.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Is Palme D’Or winner Christian Mungiu concerned that Fjord will incite outrage, even violence, from extremist political sides?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 May 2026
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 May 2026
The 31st Annual Walk for Peace, organized by the nonprofit Alliance of Local Street Organizations, has promoted violence reduction since the 1990s, when local gangs designated the park as a safe place for neighbors.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Is Palme D’Or winner Christian Mungiu concerned that Fjord will incite outrage, even violence, from extremist political sides?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violence
Noun
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Jewish values do not include brutality, dehumanization of others or massive destruction.—
Samuel S. Flax,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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While the violence continues, both men try to find ways to escape the brutality of war, even if only for a moment.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Unfortunately, the researchers were unable to measure the intensity directly, but theoretical estimates suggest the team may have boosted the laser intensity to 10^23 W per cm2.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Though South Florida usually sees wildfire activity in May, the speed and intensity of fires have been exacerbated by the dry conditions.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Simone Bellotti’s Jil Sander introduces precision tailoring with pops of emotion and color, while Celine under Michael Rider leans into bourgeoisie dressing with clashes of primary colors and razor sharp lines that is extremely persuasive.—
Alex Badia,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Vocally, vulnerable verses gradually give way to ecstatic displays of emotion, and the instrumentation follows a similar pattern, with a restrained acoustic accompaniment at the start, and a multi-instrumental orchestration at the climax.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
22 May 2026
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The 49ers were limited by a plethora of injuries in those games, but the Seahawks had an elite defense, regardless.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Following Parsons’ injury, the Packers lost five consective games to end their season.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Travolta’s infectious enthusiasm carried over into the movie itself, a semi-autobiographical trifle about his childhood love of air travel.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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But even that enthusiasm seems to be waning.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Not coincidentally, Netanyahu’s coalition—which dominates the Knesset with a majority of sixty-four seats, out of a hundred and twenty—has renewed its legislative assault on the court.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Castro faces multiple second-degree felony assault charges involving a weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime, a misdemeanor, according to a criminal complaint.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Our offense has to be predicated on some of the aggressiveness on the bases.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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As with The Second Act, which sent up cancel culture, there’s a slightly reactionary vibe in the way the script has Stewart’s Madeleine represent a distinctly millennial kind of passive-aggressiveness.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Putting words on the page seems too low stakes to get worked up about, and yet the terror of saying something taboo—or just being boring—feels like a terrible fate to most writers.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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While Clancy died in 2013, Jack Ryan continues to confront a world that never loses its capacity for danger, destruction and terror.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violence. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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