1
as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
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as in brutishness
the manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal
the disconcerting ease with which the people adopted the brutality of the enemy invaders
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Recent Examples of brutality
The reality is that disabled daters are not well served by modern-day swipe-away digital dating culture which is itself both superficial and saturated leading to a brutality that can weigh on even the broadest of shoulders.
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The brutality then becomes more of the focus than the honesty the benefit to the feedback-giver might the benefit to the feedback-receiver.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
With no small degree of coincidence, the filing comes as a federal judge Wednesday ruled New York City was in contempt for not adequately handling the brutality and growing violence at Rikers.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
Her choice helped galvanize the civil rights movement, exposing the brutality of life in the Jim Crow South.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The brutality then becomes more of the focus than the honesty the benefit to the feedback-giver might the benefit to the feedback-receiver.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
With no small degree of coincidence, the filing comes as a federal judge Wednesday ruled New York City was in contempt for not adequately handling the brutality and growing violence at Rikers.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
Her choice helped galvanize the civil rights movement, exposing the brutality of life in the Jim Crow South.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brutality
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By separating the cruelty from the constructive, a company can turn criticism into a catalyst for meaningful growth.Molly McPherson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The 17-year-old was charged with animal cruelty, a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in jail, according to an arrest affidavit released in late November.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Daesh attacked Sinjar, Iraq, inflicting widespread atrocities on the Yazidi community.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Among Assad’s worst atrocities was the 2013 sarin gas attack in the city of Ghouta, which killed more than 1,400 people and was labeled a war crime by the then-UN secretary general.Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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All of a sudden, that animalism has been incarnated.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
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But what Cameron represents to Harper is unfettered animalism, and that’s part of what’s missing in her relationship with Ethan.Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2022
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The other characters are getting animalities, as well: Peacemaker gets the eagle, Omni-Man the Hail Mary kaiju from Invincible, and Johnny Cage becomes a shark.Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Meg combined elements of Christie Monteiro, with Bryans Snakeskin Pants (both from Tekken), while dancing in a DDR setting similarly to Ulala from Space Channel 5, fatalities and animalities from MK, with nods to old school games from the Sega Genesis era.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 10 May 2024
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“Brutality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brutality. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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