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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Kristin talks with peers, peers’ parents, and every staff member, explaining how the dog is trained, how to behave around it, and soothing any worries regarding potential aggressive actions.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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What drove a lot of interest and buzz around the movie was a reported real-life feud between Blake Lively and star/director Justin Baldoni, which featured things like dramatic press tours, people not following people on Instagram and some passive aggressive press comments.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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In September 2015, Russia intervened on the side of Assad, and with support from Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah loyalists, succeeded in recapturing most non-Kurdish areas of Syria, with rebels pinned into a small enclave around Idlib in the northwest of the country.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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But Western hopes of a more moderate Syria sank when the new leader promptly maintained his country’s traditional ties with militant groups, such as Hamas and Hezbollah.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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In story mode, there are a few other people to find on the island, some of whom will be helpful and others hostile.Jason Bennett, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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In June, a former employee sued Neuralink and accused it of hosting a discriminatory and hostile work environment, claiming that they had not been given proper protective gear while working with the monkeys.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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