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Noun
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Conversely, Colum, devastated by his disability, has a pension for cruelty.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
31 July 2025 -
Not to spoil anything, but the message is that the only cure for cruelty is not revenge, but decency.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The cruelty and inhumanity of these actions have no match in American history.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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The detention center in the Everglades is a new low in injustice and inhumanity for this country.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 July 2025
Noun
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For Malice and Push, bringing Williams into the fold tied together their worlds of spirituality and savagery.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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Margaret Thatcher says), diary excerpts, and tasteful, evocative sound design, a masterly sequence of the attack embodies the series’ unforgettable blend of elegance and savagery.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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As in Squid Game, dystopian drama often plays on the barbarity of entertainment, impossible promises of curing human weakness, and finds salvation in our best qualities: solidarity, compassion, and unity.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Enforcing immigration policy does not have to be inhumane, but the Trump administration is gloating in the very barbarity.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
14 June 2025
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“Unkindliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkindliness. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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