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Recent Examples of vindictively
The sponsors are vindictively threatening to punish the people of Colorado for daring to vote and act democratically.
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
This is important work, and the information will help political opponents targeted in the future argue that they are being vindictively prosecuted.
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CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
Those familiar with the case say Hernández’s 2024 conviction was not pulled together hastily − or vindictively − by President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.
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Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
5 Dec. 2025
Both had asked the judges in their respective cases to throw out the charges on the grounds that they were being vindictively prosecuted.
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Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
Alvarez felt that Ebeling was vindictively holding the incident over his head.
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E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
That doesn't mean judges can't provide oversight of prosecutors, but that's only supposed to occur when there are claims that a prosecutor was pursuing cases discriminatorily or vindictively.
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Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
The leaker typically disagrees with these changes and, unfortunately, chooses to lash out in the false hope of reversing them—or even worse, vindictively trying to sabotage their organization's leadership.
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Troy Batterberry,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
This is important work, and the information will help political opponents targeted in the future argue that they are being vindictively prosecuted.
—
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
Those familiar with the case say Hernández’s 2024 conviction was not pulled together hastily − or vindictively − by President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.
—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
5 Dec. 2025
Both had asked the judges in their respective cases to throw out the charges on the grounds that they were being vindictively prosecuted.
—
Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
Alvarez felt that Ebeling was vindictively holding the incident over his head.
—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
That doesn't mean judges can't provide oversight of prosecutors, but that's only supposed to occur when there are claims that a prosecutor was pursuing cases discriminatorily or vindictively.
—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
The leaker typically disagrees with these changes and, unfortunately, chooses to lash out in the false hope of reversing them—or even worse, vindictively trying to sabotage their organization's leadership.
—
Troy Batterberry,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindictively
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But that caustically independent branding didn't deter Moulton.
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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.
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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.
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.
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Of the 10 countries asked about, only Russia was viewed more antagonistically.
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With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
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And the organization’s internal splinter groups, the Soviet-leaning Weatherman Underground and the Maoist-leaning Progressive Labor faction fought each other bitterly.
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As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.
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The Season’s characters, entertaining in their obnoxiously wealthy and drama-prone ways but not exactly dimensional, simply aren’t built for close scrutiny.
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Walks obnoxiously continue to be the order of the day.
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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.
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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.
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At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.
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Anyone angry enough to punch someone else in the head that viciously should go straight to jail.
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“Vindictively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindictively. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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