as in abusive
marked by harsh insulting language
the type of provocative magazine article that is guaranteed to engender vituperative threats of subscription cancellations
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Recent Examples of vituperative
Transcripts of the depositions conducted by utility lawyers were made public Friday in Superior Court and hundreds of pages of questions and answers suggest questions about who contributed what to the vituperative oped may never be answered to everyone’s satisfaction.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
On Wednesday, the President faced a barrage of ominous developments that might have fazed another leader—a worrisome jobs report, losses in federal court related to four of his signature policies, an increasingly vituperative public breakup with Elon Musk.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Unlike Rhoades, a vituperative colossus, however, Williams brings a steely determination and a Joe Friday, just-the-facts mien to his lawyering in the court of public opinion.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
This dynamic has grown most acute between Iran and Saudi Arabia, whose tit-for-tat exchange is growing ever more vituperative and violent.
—Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
On Wednesday, the President faced a barrage of ominous developments that might have fazed another leader—a worrisome jobs report, losses in federal court related to four of his signature policies, an increasingly vituperative public breakup with Elon Musk.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Unlike Rhoades, a vituperative colossus, however, Williams brings a steely determination and a Joe Friday, just-the-facts mien to his lawyering in the court of public opinion.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
This dynamic has grown most acute between Iran and Saudi Arabia, whose tit-for-tat exchange is growing ever more vituperative and violent.
—Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vituperative
Adjective
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As Cal, Nate's abusive father, Grey's Anatomy alum Eric Dane emerged as one of the strangest and most striking characters on Euphoria.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Coen himself fretted a little over some of the script’s more outrageous moments.—
Luna Adler,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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From lost season to lockdown closer, an outrageous development punctuated by Sasaki breezing through three perfect innings in Game 4 of the NLDS.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To educate all of them in similar ways is insulting, and silly.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Perkins said the drink bore the insulting message.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Whether ecstatic or vitriolic, the attention the book garnered was unprecedented.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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One of the most viral and vitriolic critiques came from Crissle West, co-host of the popular pop-culture podcast The Read.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Banners or signs may not be commercial in nature or obscene, or cause any disturbance to other fans.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Players around the league have been receiving weekly fines for unsportsmanlike conduct, player-safety violations, and obscene gestures.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Vituperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vituperative. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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