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
Many of the posts contained hateful messages about Muslim Americans, the same type of bigotry O'Reilly had fought against.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Kate Beckinsale reveals why she was hospitalized for 6 weeks, slams hateful commenters
In the wake of the MeToo movement that began with the New York Times' Weinstein exposé in 2017, many have said that Hollywood has gotten better in its treatment of women.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Criticism is never easy to take, especially when it’s buried under snarky memes and hateful trolling.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Four major neo-Nazi accounts on X unmasked An investigation this week in the Texas Observer names the people behind four influential accounts on X, formerly Twitter, that have shared hateful neo-Nazi and white supremacist content with millions of users.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Kate Beckinsale reveals why she was hospitalized for 6 weeks, slams hateful commenters
In the wake of the MeToo movement that began with the New York Times' Weinstein exposé in 2017, many have said that Hollywood has gotten better in its treatment of women.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Criticism is never easy to take, especially when it’s buried under snarky memes and hateful trolling.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Four major neo-Nazi accounts on X unmasked An investigation this week in the Texas Observer names the people behind four influential accounts on X, formerly Twitter, that have shared hateful neo-Nazi and white supremacist content with millions of users.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hateful
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While conceding that standard phishing methods, those that typically require threat actors to craft malicious emails that are delivered to a wide audience, are relatively easy for email platforms to detect and block, that’s not the case with this phishless attack.Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Alec Baldwin sues New Mexico, claiming malicious prosecution.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Several fast-growing wildfires fueled by a vicious Southern California wind storm are devastating communities across the Los Angeles region, with homes being burned to the ground and tens of thousands of people evacuating to safety.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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That’s when Evans, in a full sprint, blindsided Lattimore with a vicious hit in the back and knocked him to the ground.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Shahana Goswami plays the lead role of a widow who lands the job of a cop due to life’s cruel twists.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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In a cruel irony, revelers had gathered to welcome a new beginning.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Jan. 2025
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The net front is the nastiest place on an NHL rink.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Make sure your items are delivered on time before nasty weather hits by signing up for a Prime membership.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hateful. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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