as in malicious
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages
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Recent Examples of hateful
Some fans are also being forced to watch graphic and hateful political ads — and though some ads are preceded by a broadcaster’s warning, there’s not much anyone can do about it.
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Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Platforms should also maintain strict standards for appropriate content, prohibiting the use of voices for content that is harmful, hateful, fraudulent or intended to incite violence.
—Matt Hocking, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Trump’s rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden featuring extreme and hateful rhetoric was the latest proof point of the video-clipping phenomenon.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Some observers saw the event as just the latest in a campaign filled with hateful comments.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Platforms should also maintain strict standards for appropriate content, prohibiting the use of voices for content that is harmful, hateful, fraudulent or intended to incite violence.
—Matt Hocking, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Trump’s rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden featuring extreme and hateful rhetoric was the latest proof point of the video-clipping phenomenon.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Some observers saw the event as just the latest in a campaign filled with hateful comments.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hateful
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While there have been no major reports of any malicious cyberactivity affecting election offices, foreign actors have been active in using fake social media profiles and websites to drum up partisan vitriol and disinformation.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Clicking the links could add malicious software to your device and allow the scammer to track your online activity.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
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This vicious cycle squanders taxpayer dollars and enables politicians to reap gains without actually benefiting constituents.Ge Bai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lily Hay Newman a minute ago Outrage over the death of Peanut the squirrel is resulting in vicious hate speech, doxing, and threats of violence, including death threats, directed toward the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and its employees.WIRED, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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This soaring exploration of generational trauma starts with Star, a survivor of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, who’s forced to speak English and practice Christianity by the man who goes on to found the notoriously cruel Carlisle Indian Industrial School.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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But at times, there’s a defensive, slightly cruel streak to his patter that can eclipse his better angels (of which there are many) and test the goodwill of those around him.Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Good post for a mid- to late-November afternoon: 70 to 100 yards back in timber and along the thickest, nastiest ditch that leads out to crops. 59) Don’t waste precious rut-hunting time.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Reason for Ranking: Yet another solid (and prescient) premise that’s spoiled by a nasty streak and curious jokes about, uh, Abraham Lincoln hitting on Homer.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hateful. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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