as in vindictive
likely to seek revenge
a vengeful person never lets go of a grudge
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Recent Examples of vengeful
Voices Commentary: From ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ women are angry and vengeful.
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Simone, still at the hospital, remains blissfully ignorant of Kiki’s vengeful turn.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Aaron Nesmith looks like Reggie Miller when the calendar flips to May and the whole squad has been carrying a vengeful edge since that overrated word made the rounds.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 May 2025
In the scene in question, a liberal, idealistic senator of the imperial government that controls much of the galaxy speaks out against a vengeful attack on the protesting residents of Ghorman, a planet that the empire is attempting to subjugate and militarize.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Simone, still at the hospital, remains blissfully ignorant of Kiki’s vengeful turn.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Aaron Nesmith looks like Reggie Miller when the calendar flips to May and the whole squad has been carrying a vengeful edge since that overrated word made the rounds.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 May 2025
In the scene in question, a liberal, idealistic senator of the imperial government that controls much of the galaxy speaks out against a vengeful attack on the protesting residents of Ghorman, a planet that the empire is attempting to subjugate and militarize.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengeful
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But truth be told, Los Angeles isn’t the biggest California prize for a vindictive president obsessed with punishing his internal political foes.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 June 2025
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Two erratic, vindictive, spotlight-hungry billionaires convinced of their own greatness occupying the White House together?—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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Fans hoping for a revengeful scoring outburst were left wanting a little more, however, as Dončić — a career 28.6 points per game scorer — added only 10 points over the final three quarters.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, this revengeful streak will result in loneliness and isolation.—
Nicole Froio,
refinery29.com,
29 Oct. 2024
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And for every San Antonio, there is a Utah or Washington or Charlotte that can’t believe how cruel the lottery can be.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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This is cruel, unnecessary, and will further fan the flames of economic chaos for working families across this country.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The Republican tax bill could push food assistance in Colorado into a vicious cycle of funding cuts, increasing mistakes in determining eligibility and further funding cuts to punish those mistakes, Gov. Jared Polis warned in a letter to congressional leaders Friday.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
16 June 2025
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Plaschke delivers a vicious uppercut to his opponent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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Implement web filtering to restrict access to known malicious websites.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Black said the synagogue has received hateful emails and phone calls.—
Rosario Del Valle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Hamas, Iran, and their allies and ideological sympathizers in the West have flooded the world with their hateful lies and antisemitic incitement since October 7 — lies designed to demonize Israel, the Jewish people, and their supporters.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
29 May 2025
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That’s coupled with a more hostile political environment for diversity-forward businesses.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The crowd was right on top of you there, the students rimmed the court, the very definition of a hostile environment.—
Jim Calhoun with Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Which party is willing to set aside petty differences and ego, and work in the interests of American prosperity?—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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This Christlike journey of scapegoating and torment ends in comeuppance for the haters and doubters, whose petty provocations tend to evoke a Bond villain in adolescence.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vulture,
5 June 2025
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeful. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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