as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
with viciously assaultive prose the writer takes on her critics
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Recent Examples of assaultive
Addi describes Konni as the leader of the gang, but Guðmundsson’s screenplay, so accurate at catching the assaultive language that is wielded like a defensive weapon even between close friends, puts Addi at its center: golden and good-looking, with something of a young Ryan O’Neal about him.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 24 Feb. 2022
That cliché has become an assaultive and overly programmed way of doling out The Hand Of Fate.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
Turfe said the majority of the youths in the facility are accused of serious assaultive crimes and are sometimes rival gang members, complicating the process of releasing kids from their rooms.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2022
Surely all three of these works are meant to be ingratiating, not assaultive — with a bit more intellectual content to the Brahms.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2022
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 24 Feb. 2022
That cliché has become an assaultive and overly programmed way of doling out The Hand Of Fate.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
Turfe said the majority of the youths in the facility are accused of serious assaultive crimes and are sometimes rival gang members, complicating the process of releasing kids from their rooms.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2022
Surely all three of these works are meant to be ingratiating, not assaultive — with a bit more intellectual content to the Brahms.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaultive
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The fire, first reported Wednesday morning, has quickly spread due to aggressive winds that have plagued firefighting efforts for weeks.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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An aggressive exterior, with more aero and venting, hints at the performance potential within.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Three Israeli hostages were released to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday following a ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group Hamas.—
Rachel Scully,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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Palestinian statehood remains very difficult question for Israel to answer, pushed further away by the October 7 attacks and 15 months of brutal war in Gaza against Palestinian militant group Hamas.—
Ellie Cook,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Instead, she was hounded out of the classroom by authorities hostile to Western literature.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Last year, Trump's predecessor Joe Biden fired the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, after an investigation found the official had created a hostile work environment.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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