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Recent Examples of hot-tempered
Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley: The intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
Benoist will play Bree Buckley, the intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
In a 2013 interview with CBS News, Knight pushed back on his reputation as being hot-tempered.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
He is resented by Brother Nacho (Kinan Valdez), the most hot-tempered among them, for being another mouth to feed.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
In The Goldbergs, Orrantia plays Erica Goldberg, the sarcastic and hot-tempered sibling of show creator Adam F. Goldberg.
—Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
Benoist will play Bree Buckley, the intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
In a 2013 interview with CBS News, Knight pushed back on his reputation as being hot-tempered.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
He is resented by Brother Nacho (Kinan Valdez), the most hot-tempered among them, for being another mouth to feed.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
In The Goldbergs, Orrantia plays Erica Goldberg, the sarcastic and hot-tempered sibling of show creator Adam F. Goldberg.
—Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot-tempered
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Sometimes, this is the result of malicious attacks by antagonistic entities or foolish misbehavior on the part of the executives themselves, but other times, even innocent mistakes in online reputation management can cause damage.Chad Angle, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s picks Much of the talk around finances on the app has remained largely antagonistic against large-scale influencers.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Both saw themselves as outsiders in a hostile environment.Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Aber’s book is successful in showing that self-hatred is the fruit not of a few particular traumas but rather of a hostile environment’s erosive drip on the psyche.Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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And the feisty Mayfield willed his offense toward effectiveness, scrambling seven times for 61 yards (finishing with a career-high 68 rushing yards) while also delivering two touchdown passes.Mike Jones, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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The altercation with Bumrah on a feisty first day at the SCG was a case in point.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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What has succeeded in constraining Iran’s belligerent regional ambitions is a combination of aggressive, U.S.-orchestrated economic pressure and Israeli military and covert action to counter Iran’s regional proxies.Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
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On Wednesday, a New York judge threatened to toss Trump out of the courtroom after the belligerent ex-President could be heard making disparaging comments about Carroll within earshot of the jury.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
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On his way to the White House, Carter effectively rid his party — and the nation — of its most pugnacious segregationist, George Wallace of Alabama, by beating Wallace in the Florida Democratic primary.Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Even the pugnacious Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president from 2005 to 2012, sought to negotiate with the United States to resolve the nuclear impasse.Mohsen Milani, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2015
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Incompatible partners, on harder days, may consistently feel resentful, combative or simply annoyed in one another’s presence.Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.Mattia Dognini, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
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In the previous three years alone, the police had responded to a dozen incidents featuring the quarrelsome man.Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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Stereophonic could be called a workplace drama, a quarrelsome family play or even an extended hangout, as much a vibe as a story.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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“Hot-tempered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot-tempered. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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