as in abusive
marked by harsh insulting language
the type of provocative magazine article that is guaranteed to engender vituperative threats of subscription cancellations
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Recent Examples of vituperative
While its digitization capabilities are far more robust than many nation-states, the Internet Archive’s position in an increasingly vituperative battleground between copyright holders and tech companies means that its future is precarious, too.
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
His speech was rambling, unhinged, vituperative, and oh-so-revealing.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
What makes Trump different is how many former aides have come out against him, said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian, and how vituperative their criticisms have been.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
These more quotable lines may sound kinda vituperative on the page.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
His speech was rambling, unhinged, vituperative, and oh-so-revealing.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
What makes Trump different is how many former aides have come out against him, said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian, and how vituperative their criticisms have been.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
These more quotable lines may sound kinda vituperative on the page.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vituperative
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The worst one was emotionally abusive and ridiculously mean.Essence, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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Yet other experts say that blanket message may miss the world where many people live, facing life in a high-crime neighborhood or worried about an abusive former partner.John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Hechinger plays the outrageous Emperor Caracalla, who rules Rome alongside his twin, Emperor Geta (Joseph Quinn).Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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The default punished Jones for failing to comply with court orders to disclose business records and found in favor of the families on the central point of their suit — that Jones’ hoax broadcasts were outrageous lies and were responsible for a decade of harassment and anguish.Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
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Arizona State football fans slam 'truly insulting' College Football Playoff graphic Winter swoon: December has not been kind to Phoenix Suns in recent years The vehicle backed out of the driveway and into the road.Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The dawning of his second term has invoked jubilation from those who welcome Trump back to the Oval Office and fear from those alarmed by his insulting rhetoric about political opponents, the media, migrants and others.Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2024
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Blink Twice nods at a tangle of different contemporary ailments: lifestyle fetishism, wellness hedonism, our obscene fealty to stolid tech bros and their untrammeled wealth.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many are short baby names—partly because Australia prohibits long names, obscene words, and names with symbols or too many hyphens.1 Here are some of our favorite boys' names from the land down under.Sherri Gordon, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Vituperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vituperative. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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