as in vindictiveness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengefulness
Noun
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This is not someone who is going to kill someone out of malice.—
Maureen Maher,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025 -
Accusations of ego and malice festered behind the scenes.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At others, there are undertones of malevolence, potential violence.—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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Or in the case of Polanski’s, of the Hey-nothing-personal malevolence of late-model capitalism?—
Jim Shepard,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Here’s Why The teenager asked Reddit readers for their perspective on her feelings of jealousy.—
Erica Gerald Mason,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Step Two: Identify the feeling Material jealousy often appears in toddlerhood.—
Jenna Autuori-Dedic,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In spite of that, Alexander said, intentional misinformation has been circulating that Anthony’s family had bought a new home with the funds raised and was living in luxury.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Hadid, for example, is attractive not because of—but rather in spite of—her eyewear choice.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In Canada, modest supply management policies keep farmgate and farmer pay prices higher, while disincentivizing the buildout of fast-paced, crowded and large scale production facilities at the heart of avian flu virulence.—
Errol Schweizer,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Everything about the movement surprised political observers: its virulence, its magnitude, its provincial origins, its apparent lack of structure and leadership, and its adamant refusal to be co-opted by existing political parties and unions.—
Arthur Goldhammer,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2018
Noun
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In Ukraine, memories of Russia’s annexation are fresh and resentments run high, leaving the country’s president few choices on the latest American peace plan.—
Maria Varenikova Brendan Hoffman Luke Broadwater David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Yet, rather than letting resentment dictate the narrative, there are ways to turn this difficult relationship into a source of professional growth.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Separate from the ups and downs of our markets, though, Americans should feel assured by another trend from recent weeks: The infrastructure and operational practices underpinning our markets are the envy of the world and have met the challenge posed by recent volatility.—
Lynn Martin, president of the New York Stock Exchange,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Beyond its natural gas advantage, America already enjoys hydrogen infrastructure that’s the envy of the world.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though interesting to look at, the Portuguese man-of-war’s venom can be deadly to small fish and painful to humans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
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The venom also contains hemorrhagic toxins which can cause severe internal bleeding and skeletal muscle damage.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Vengefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengefulness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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