spitefulness
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the gossip would utter the most vicious things with a spiteful smile
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Share [Findings] Unaffiliated voters are growing more spiteful toward both Democrats and Republicans.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
But legitimate criticism has often been lost in spiteful lunacy.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2024
The first season of the Netflix show was released in August 2024 and features Jeff Goldblum as a paranoid and spiteful Zeus who is fearful that a prophecy about his downfall is coming to fruition.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
But legitimate criticism has often been lost in spiteful lunacy.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2024
The first season of the Netflix show was released in August 2024 and features Jeff Goldblum as a paranoid and spiteful Zeus who is fearful that a prophecy about his downfall is coming to fruition.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Spiteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiteful. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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