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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The 24-year-old actress — who plays Nessarose, sister to Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, in the box-office hit movie musical — condemned the insensitive and hateful remarks that have been directed toward her character in a new video shared a week after Wicked hit theaters on Nov. 22.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
One Black officer tried to reason with the marchers, pointing out that they were bound to see confrontation from people for shouting hateful things.
—Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
Both Democrats and Republicans vastly overestimate how extreme, hateful, anti-democratic, and violent their opponents are.
—Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
Julie Thompson Dredge, founder of Frame PR and a recent Bluesky user, highlights the platform’s appeal for professionals seeking targeted connections without intrusive ads or hateful discourse.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
One Black officer tried to reason with the marchers, pointing out that they were bound to see confrontation from people for shouting hateful things.
—Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
Both Democrats and Republicans vastly overestimate how extreme, hateful, anti-democratic, and violent their opponents are.
—Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
Julie Thompson Dredge, founder of Frame PR and a recent Bluesky user, highlights the platform’s appeal for professionals seeking targeted connections without intrusive ads or hateful discourse.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Four vulnerabilities in WebKit were fixed in iOS 18.2, allowing memory corruption if you were persuaded to interact with malicious web content.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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That was confirmed by his patron in Moscow, which supported the regime in crushing what started as a peaceful protest movement during the Arab Spring and became a vicious civil war that killed hundreds of thousands and sparked a refugee crisis.Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Its main proxy, Hezbollah, was crippled by a pager attack on its hierarchy, and then by weeks of vicious airstrikes.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Snape is the cruel but complex potions master at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, played by Alan Rickman in all seven Harry Potter films.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The season two scoop: A cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Ford) and Cara (Mirren) back at Dutton ranch.Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Wireless Humidifier Another Healthy Home Awards winner, this portable humidifier can sit on top of their desk or nightstand to hydrate dry skin (or help a cold feel a little less nasty).Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024
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Threat researchers have confirmed that a nasty new scam that targets macOS users is being actively exploited by hackers looking to get victims to download malware that will attempt to steal passwords from the keychain as well as through the Chrome, Bravo and Vivaldi web browsers manage others.Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hateful. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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