bitterness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitterness
Noun
  • The hostility of the state intensified with the BBC's 100 Women list, and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
    Mahrang Baloch, Time, 10 June 2025
  • The hostilities began when Trump lashed out at Musk's criticism of the Republican tax-cut and spending bill, and quickly escalated into an all-out online brawl on Trump's Truth Social and Musk's X, with prominent businessmen, analysts and political names weighing in on the fight.
    Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s also an on-site bar/lounge serving wine, cocktails, and light bites, and a coffee shop and cafe located next door in the Salish Visitors Center.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • There were 28 unprovoked shark bites in the U.S. last year, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File.
    Alexandra Faul, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Everyone wants kitchen cabinets that don't send a chill up the spine when a guest opens one in search of a spoon, and drawers where finding the right measuring cup is easy.
    Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
  • The simple story, chill vibe, and lovely style make this one of the best mobile games for all ages.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • But in the visiting clubhouse, where initial X-rays on Tatis’ hand were inconclusive about the severity of his injury, the Padres didn’t seem ready to turn down the dial.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Armor can reduce the severity of the hit and also affect how big the damage is.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Author James Frey still has a grudge against Oprah Winfrey, nearly 15 years after the host confronted him for lying in his memoir on national TV.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 June 2025
  • Yet the company rolled him straight from the WrestleMania stage into Backlash and a main-event grudge with 45-year-old Randy Orton, the only rival old enough to remember chain-wrestling him in the Ohio Valley.
    Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Minnesota is reeling after the attacks, and lawmakers and the public are on edge as the gunman remains at-large.
    Erin Doherty, CNBC, 15 June 2025
  • The region is already on edge as Israel seeks to annihilate Hamas, an Iranian ally, in the Gaza Strip, where war still rages after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • And so when something went wrong or something went against his wishes, why, there would be a display of anger.
    Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
  • Brown was also instructed to attend an anger management program and undergo a psychological/psychiatric evaluation.
    Bob Harkins, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • There is a strong sense of hatred toward Netanyahu, whose calls for the Iranian public to take this opportunity to rise up and overthrow their leaders are seemingly falling flat.
    NBC News, NBC news, 19 June 2025
  • Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 June 2025
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“Bitterness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitterness. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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