1
as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so
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2
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
the bill's failure to pass in the legislature was due to nothing more than partisan spleen
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Recent Examples of spleen
Doctors passed a wire into the arteries near the spleen and placed coils there to stop the bleeding, said Dr. Hillman Terzian, an acute care surgeon and medical director for emergency general surgery at NMC.
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Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
On March 24, 2022, Wendy Rappaport went to a hospital with concerns about a ruptured spleen, the civil complaint said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
The surgery was successful, and Blackburn is now recovering and adjusting to life without her spleen.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The defense vehemently denied the allegations, arguing that Givens, who suffered from a host of medical conditions, had a seizure in his cell and fell on his bed - breaking his ribs that cut into his spleen, leading to the fatal internal bleeding.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
On March 24, 2022, Wendy Rappaport went to a hospital with concerns about a ruptured spleen, the civil complaint said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
The surgery was successful, and Blackburn is now recovering and adjusting to life without her spleen.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The defense vehemently denied the allegations, arguing that Givens, who suffered from a host of medical conditions, had a seizure in his cell and fell on his bed - breaking his ribs that cut into his spleen, leading to the fatal internal bleeding.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spleen
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And so when something went wrong or something went against his wishes, why, there would be a display of anger.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Brown was also instructed to attend an anger management program and undergo a psychological/psychiatric evaluation.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The 27-year-old was initially charged with malice murder, but it was downgraded to voluntary manslaughter as part of the plea agreement.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Though Hawk was originally charged with malice murder, a felony murder charge was dropped as a part of his plea deal.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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Editors’ Picks 36 Hours in Rome Living the Slop Life Image Some online commentators have expressed indignation about the online content, saying that the banter about a Catholic leader is offensive.—
Emma Bubola,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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As the film progresses, this wide-eyed curiosity shifts to righteous indignation, but these reactions are muddled by her feelings for Basem.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2025
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They are mangled, bottled spiders of venom with humor and cutting, biting Irish lyricism.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
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Although the snakes prefer to hide or scare away humans, people who get too close may suffer a painful bite carrying venom that can damage muscle tissue and skin.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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In an environment where virality often outperforms veracity, the temptation rises: optimize for engagement, lean into outrage and co-opt the aesthetic of authenticity without accountability.—
ByLyric Mandell,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Months of arrests in Charlotte ICE has been making increasingly public arrests in Mecklenburg County over the last several months, stoking fear and outrage.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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There is a strong sense of hatred toward Netanyahu, whose calls for the Iranian public to take this opportunity to rise up and overthrow their leaders are seemingly falling flat.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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Oakmont has hosted this tournament 10 times, and the glass-like greens and extremely thick rough can always turn head-scratchers into all-out fits of rage.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2025
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Walked with volume, spoke with volume, in joy and in rage.—
Hanif Abdurraqib
June 12,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Yet in spite of its rather hurried origins, it’s gone on to become a General Motors success story in the quarter-century since it was created.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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But in spite of these conservative voices, Congressional passage of the big, beautiful bill is very likely.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Spleen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spleen. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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