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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovelessness
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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One judge this week said there was probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for not taking active steps to follow an order to stop the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to the notorious CECOT Prison in El Salvador.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Trump scored one victory on Friday when an appeals court put on hold a threat by District Judge James Boasberg of contempt charges.—
Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite his resolute disdain for the regime, at 14 years old he was required by law to join the Hitler Youth, a paramilitary organization.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Cena has done a masterful job articulating his (kayfabe) disdain for fans.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When anti-Asian hate was on the rise during the COVID pandemic, signs popped up around the city reading #StopAsianHate.—
Sara Colb,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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Durant suggested his decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to sign with the Golden State Warriors in 2016 started the hate campaign against him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 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
Noun
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The reactions from right-of-center publications divide into roughly four camps, aligning on a spectrum ranging from vocal approval to outright abhorrence.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Tolin doesn’t candy coat the animosity, helping children to understand how artists and Others continue to be misunderstood and how that lack of appreciation fuels abhorrence.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is not someone who is going to kill someone out of malice.—
Maureen Maher,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Accusations of ego and malice festered behind the scenes.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At others, there are undertones of malevolence, potential violence.—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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Or in the case of Polanski’s, of the Hey-nothing-personal malevolence of late-model capitalism?—
Jim Shepard,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Lovelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovelessness. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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