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Adjective
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Distinctive animation helps evoke the mystery of the jungle, which Indigenous believe is home to spirits – some of them malevolent.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025 -
In these tales, CO2 often seems less like a mute, inert molecule and more like an evil supervillain—a malevolent force that has been plotting for centuries to wreak havoc on our planet and ruin our lives.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His story is not defined by a malignant mole a decade ago.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Both are DNA viruses that can cause benign warts that may progress to malignant tumors.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Imagine the naïve mind of a 16-yer old being manipulated by the devious, nefarious, and exceptionally skillful political strategists who are backed by countless billions of bucks.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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This comedic musical tale about ambition, love, family and devious murder plots will have playgoers gasping with laughter and reveling in its lively, imaginative score, a news release stated.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Here is another example from my work: a luxury brand facing daily phishing attacks receives real-time alerts with direct links to malicious sites, allowing their legal team to act immediately.—
Dima Raketa,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Some states are still without such laws, however, leaving resident vulnerable to malicious lawsuits.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There’s also a spiteful $1 billion cut from the budget of the nation’s capital, a conspicuously Democratic city.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Maybe the Iranians could propose that name change in spiteful retaliation.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The lives of just under 1,500 Lake County residents were lost to the virulent virus in 2020.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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West, who has a history of virulent antisemitism, was dropped by his talent agent in February following one of his antisemitic rants.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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YouTube videos posted from an account linked to the shooter show weapons with racist, homophobic, antisemitic and other hateful scrawlings on them.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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Tuesday’s alert is the latest in what’s been a string of hateful defacements this summer.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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That the show is a food-star factory is not exactly in the spirit of the bake-offs that inspired it, which were vicious routs among just-above-average home bakers, for almost no measurable reward.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The unique stipulation is the direct result of King's recent, vicious actions against his rival, Myles Borne.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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