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Recent Examples of violent After a viral late-night brawl earlier this summer, several business owners called on city officials to develop a plan to address violent crime. Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025 In the first three weeks, violent crime dropped by about 10%. Preston Fore, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 But behind his promises of safety lies a violent darkness. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025 The only Gazans portrayed in One Day are his violent captors. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for violent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violent
Adjective
  • As previously announced, Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Andrew Garfield is leading the feature that is now in production, portraying the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • After at least half a decade of acute concern about the way that platforms such as Instagram may affect young people, as well as intense debate about how best to keep kids safe online, Meta has arrived at a label that was invented in the 1980s because parents were upset by movies such as Gremlins.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The two superstars continued to trade moves with one another in a frantic finish.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So the frantic pace of decision-making today risks locking in emissions tomorrow; some of Melka’s data center clients are happy to run on gas or even diesel generators and save their sustainability goals for some other time.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The offensive line had five presnap penalties, and allowed four sacks and 11 tackles for loss to an aggressive Lobos defense.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Not only does the quarterback need to be accurate and aggressive, but the play caller needs to dial up ways to create advantageous one-on-one situations and the receivers have to win those chances.
    Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Nintendo Switch era has been turbulent for the franchise, to put it mildly.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Now, in an increasingly turbulent world, those barriers are going back up.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There is a downside to such intensive planting, though.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Tuesday was filled with intensive coaching and mentorship sessions with Walmart and Sam's Club merchants, sourcing experts and past Open Call alumni about scaling up production, improving packaging, and strengthening their financial and operational readiness.
    Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Robbie and Jayson have a furious battle, but Jayson sticks the fatal knife stab before fleeing.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Wilson was visibly furious, walking up to head coach Aaron Glenn and seemingly speaking his mind after a six-point first half for the Jets.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Add stock and bring to a vigorous simmer over medium-high.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The participants completed at least two daily exercise snacks (defined as moderate-vigorous to near-maximal physical activity for five minutes or less), three times a week or more, over a period of 4 to 12 weeks.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Violent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violent. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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