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Recent Examples of vindictiveness
Last month, Judge Crenshaw concluded that while there was insufficient evidence to prove actual vindictiveness, the government could not justify its sudden shift from wanting to deport Abrego Garcia to prosecuting him.
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Laura Romero,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
In less capable hands, her bitchiness, her vanity, her vindictiveness would have made her one-dimensional.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Benching him on Thursday wouldn’t have been an act of vindictiveness, just as playing him wasn’t an act of mercy.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
The line between law enforcement and partisan vindictiveness can also become muddied.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
When circumstances create a realistic likelihood of vindictiveness, the burden shifts to the government to justify its conduct.
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Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
Johnson says Comey may be able to argue that he is being prosecuted out of vindictiveness, given the president's remarks.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
So there’s a feeling of vindictiveness and petulance that’s in there, but there’s also a practicality to it, too.
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Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
In less capable hands, her bitchiness, her vanity, her vindictiveness would have made her one-dimensional.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Benching him on Thursday wouldn’t have been an act of vindictiveness, just as playing him wasn’t an act of mercy.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
The line between law enforcement and partisan vindictiveness can also become muddied.
—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
When circumstances create a realistic likelihood of vindictiveness, the burden shifts to the government to justify its conduct.
—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
Johnson says Comey may be able to argue that he is being prosecuted out of vindictiveness, given the president's remarks.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
So there’s a feeling of vindictiveness and petulance that’s in there, but there’s also a practicality to it, too.
—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindictiveness
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Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
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But to the man himself, comedy is—like life—first and foremost about hatred of death.
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Google also mentioned that the system could do more general hypothesizing that doesn’t involve drugs, using an example of the spread of virulence genes in bacteria.
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Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is becoming similar.
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Is there a level of insanity, vitriol and stupidity that is infiltrating almost every aspect of our modern society, regardless of your political or religious views?
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Any discussion of trans sports has to acknowledge the vitriol and aggression that accompany this debate.
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This book about a couple in complex crisis creates a sense of political alienation that The Drama frankly dances around.
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Much like their 1990s grunge and alt-rock contemporaries in America, Canada’s Our Lady Peace were writing and recording murky, sorrowful songs about youthful frustration and adult rage, love lost and societal alienation.
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There’s a queasiness to her self-loathing that feels especially potent to the teenage experience.
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Rodrigo’s fans are young—some very young—and her music is perky, composed, and telegenic in a way that can distract from how much darkness and loathing lurk within it.
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Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.
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Showing the disaffection for politics and partisanship in this modern era, each of the last five midterm elections have seen presidents with ratings below 50%.
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“Vindictiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindictiveness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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