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Adjective
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Those who are diagnosed with the malignant tumor have a median survival rate of about 14 to 14.5 months.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
23 July 2025 -
Oates presents the idea of malignant artistic inspiration.—
Heather Scott Partington,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Imagine the naïve mind of a 16-yer old being manipulated by the devious, nefarious, and exceptionally skillful political strategists who are backed by countless billions of bucks.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Expose every last devious aspect of the terror attack — all the countries that looked the other way and the spy agencies that failed fellow Americans.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 July 2025
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When they are both haunted by a malevolent spirit of bones and rot, the siblings are forced to reunite and venture deep into the forest to confront their trauma together.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Internet wags have wondered whether Gunn’s kindliness extends to malevolent immigrants like General Zod.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Stewart’s switch from his usual snark to imitate Colbert’s buffoonery proved how spiteful and irreligious political humor has become since the left’s worship of Barack Obama and subsequent persecution of President Trump.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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This dramatic change in the law comes a year and a half after a ProPublica investigation showed how the hotline had been weaponized by jealous exes, spiteful landlords and others who endlessly called in baseless allegations.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Attacks are now surging across the U.S., targeting citizens with malicious texts, emails and popups.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Because the malicious screen is transparent, there are no visual cues to suggest anything suspicious is happening.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Late in the episode, Cartman calls off his suicide attempt after Butters helps convince him that there’s always hope for a return to the world where Cartman’s hateful trollery will again be a minority voice pushing back against the mainstream.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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His otherwise incomparable legacy will forever be stained by his hateful remarks about Black people.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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In the 10th century, Italy’s famed medical school in Salerno discovered that citrus could be the solution to the dreaded nautical affliction scurvy.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Perhaps best known as a immune-system boost or antidote to scurvy, vitamin C has been found to rejuvenate aging skin by reactivating genes responsible for cell growth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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But, unfortunately, there will be more as the extraordinarily virulent pathogen continues to tear around the country.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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Whether on purpose or by accident, Grok has been instructed or trained to reflect the style and rhetoric of a virulent bigot.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
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“Scoundrelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoundrelly. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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