as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment
an acrimonious parting between the two former friends
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Recent Examples of acrimonious
The modern football swap deal with the most parallels is the acrimonious agreement that took Ashley Cole from Arsenal to rivals Chelsea on summer transfer deadline day in 2006, in return for William Gallas and £5m in cash.
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Things got acrimonious earlier this year, when the 76ers got off to a brutal 2-11 season start amid troubling injury issues to their star players.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Defense spending Trump’s relationship with the Western military alliance was acrimonious during his first presidency, with the Republican leader frequently lambasting NATO member states for not abiding by a 2014 target to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense every year.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
But this weekend’s convention has the dual purpose of selling the 2025 Cubs and rebooting the Sosa legend after an acrimonious ending in 2004.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Things got acrimonious earlier this year, when the 76ers got off to a brutal 2-11 season start amid troubling injury issues to their star players.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Defense spending Trump’s relationship with the Western military alliance was acrimonious during his first presidency, with the Republican leader frequently lambasting NATO member states for not abiding by a 2014 target to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense every year.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
But this weekend’s convention has the dual purpose of selling the 2025 Cubs and rebooting the Sosa legend after an acrimonious ending in 2004.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrimonious
Adjective
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One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trashing a guy’s car is nothing new among angry exes, but one Florida woman took it to an absurd level after having a little too much to drink, according to Florida investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But Sox fans weren’t worried, thanks to a recent report that Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf might sell the team to a billionaire who would then rescue the franchise from his rancorous reign.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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The rancorous, reptilian, essentially unknowable right—rising from the wastes like Trump, Putin, or Sauron—receives the Promethean gift of historical agency.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Clevinger was eventually sidelined with a sore elbow and then needed disk replacement surgery on his neck on August 1, an operation that ended his season.—
Jared Wyllys,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 200-person pool is large enough for swimming, but most guests just soak sore muscles in the mineral-rich water (between 98 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit) while gazing at Mount Rundle and other snowy peaks.—
Cindy Hirschfeld,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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It’s packed with tough love, cathartic activities, and positive affirmations that won’t leave cynical folks rolling their eyes.—
Kristin Canning,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
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It’s been cool and cynical, surreal and silly, bold enough to make adolescents of all ages feel daring for staying up past 11:30 (or catching up on YouTube the next morning) and safe enough to keep advertisers and network executives happy.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The bitter exchange was unlike any other in the Oval Office in modern times. 13:43 With Ukraine's future in the balance, a high-stakes meeting on Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved into a shouting match.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But there are some whiskey fans who crave high-proof spirits the way others will seek out intensely hoppy beer or extremely bitter amaro: the more extreme, the better, full stop.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And even those Angelenos whose homes are still standing are feeling a newfound sense of fragility, realizing with every step into the acrid air how little about their lives is assured.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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Oxidation is one of the main things that makes old coffee taste stale and acrid.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But much of the film is centered on her domestic life, cooking fish for a date who never shows up, entertaining friends and colleagues, melting down in the bathroom and receiving a rare visit from a resentful daughter.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Stateless, unemployed, resentful, which other nation would risk its own stability to absorb 1.5 million hungry, frustrated, angry, heavily armed refugees?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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