as in vicious
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
the neighborhood chatterbox has again been spreading malicious gossip
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Recent Examples of malicious
Jamison Wagner, 40, faces two federal counts of malicious damage or destruction of property by fire or explosives, the Department of Justice said in a press release Monday.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Caton was charged with three felonies: unlawful firearm discharge at an occupied vehicle, assault with intent to murder and malicious injury to property.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Four teenagers were charged in the shooting with with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony unlawful assembly, officials said Wednesday.
—Charles Ventura, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Jay, neé Shawn Carter, responded by suing both Doe and Buzbee in Alabama — where the accuser resides — arguing the case was a malicious and baseless smear attempt.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Caton was charged with three felonies: unlawful firearm discharge at an occupied vehicle, assault with intent to murder and malicious injury to property.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Four teenagers were charged in the shooting with with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony unlawful assembly, officials said Wednesday.
—Charles Ventura, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Jay, neé Shawn Carter, responded by suing both Doe and Buzbee in Alabama — where the accuser resides — arguing the case was a malicious and baseless smear attempt.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malicious
Adjective
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This was a vicious weaponization of your government.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Shauna may be the vicious Antler Queen now, but Lottie also played a role in Mari’s death.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But this is the cruel and unreasonable state of this Administration's deportation policy.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such evidence could support the view that incessant loud noise amounts to torture or cruel treatment towards cetaceans, in turn galvanizing support for a new right to be free from such harm.—
David Gruber,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The antisemitic charge is a slur in its own right, tainting a broad range of institutions with a single hateful brush.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Prater, a graduate student in her first season with the Bulldogs, appeared to disable her comment section on some of her Instagram posts after facing an influx of hateful messages following the devastating injury Watkins suffered in the first half of their second round game.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mingyang took the center of the Octagon from the beginning, landed hard leg kicks, and opened a nasty gash on Smith’s forehead with a step-in elbow.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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With a triple-digit heater and a nasty slider, he’s always been a tantalizing talent.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The end of the first season saw Dream (Tom Sturridge) endeavor to become a gentler overlord of the Dreaming; meanwhile, Gwendoline Christie's malevolent Lucifer Morningstar plots with Roger Allam's Lord Azazel to foil Dream's plans, and wreak havoc on the entire waking world.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another worry is the physical threat posed to the Grid by malevolent acts, particularly by terrorists.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Several diss tracks followed, with the musicians hurling increasingly spiteful insults at each other relating to accusations of domestic abuse, exploitation and pedophilia.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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The more spiteful Drake could smell a world of buff, misogynistic grifters taking hold and made sure to set up shop where the audience would be.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In 2024, Tina Knowles, 71, underwent a lumpectomy to have the malignant tumor removed.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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Based on breast imaging, AI tools can be used to better predict if a lesion is malignant and support clinical decision making.—
Eyal Shamir,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Malicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malicious. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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