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Negotiations ended acrimoniously on both sides, with each blaming the other as moving the goalposts along the way.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the 1980s, Letterman caustically rejected the schmoozy style of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show with his follow-on program, Late Night.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sponsors are vindictively threatening to punish the people of Colorado for daring to vote and act democratically.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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This is important work, and the information will help political opponents targeted in the future argue that they are being vindictively prosecuted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.—
Mikhail Zygar,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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Of the 10 countries asked about, only Russia was viewed more antagonistically.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Pacino had to leap and, eventually, resentfully, stand on a chair to spray-paint over the bank’s cameras.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a blowup argument, Ethan resentfully calls James’ privilege a deficiency that prevents him from understanding more difficult lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Rancorously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancorously. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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