as in malicious
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
the virulent look on her face warned me that she was about to say something unkind
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Thanks in part to social media, anti-science has become more virulent and widespread, the Virology authors write.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Two years ago, Hurricane Ian pummeled trees already weakened by a virulent and incurable disease called citrus greening.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
The increasingly virulent and widespread anti-science agenda damages individual scientists and their institutions, and hinders planning to counter future epidemics and pandemics.
—John P. Moore, STAT, 2 Aug. 2024
However, the new strain, clade I, is endemic to Central Africa and has proven more virulent and deadly than the clade II strain.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Two years ago, Hurricane Ian pummeled trees already weakened by a virulent and incurable disease called citrus greening.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
The increasingly virulent and widespread anti-science agenda damages individual scientists and their institutions, and hinders planning to counter future epidemics and pandemics.
—John P. Moore, STAT, 2 Aug. 2024
However, the new strain, clade I, is endemic to Central Africa and has proven more virulent and deadly than the clade II strain.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Virulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virulent. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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