as in bitterness
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
with considerable bile, the author recounts a childhood filled with misery and loneliness
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Recent Examples of bile
Beatles ‘64 reminds viewers just how much skepticism and outright bile the band faced upon their American arrival, chiefly from males of a certain age.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
This occurs because bile builds up in the blood, which contains a yellow waste substance called bilirubin.
—Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Extra body weight can increase cholesterol levels in bile and lead to gallstone formation.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Nov. 2024
Trump’s vitriolic bile claiming Kamala Harris will destroy Israel is absolutely indefensible on several levels.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
This occurs because bile builds up in the blood, which contains a yellow waste substance called bilirubin.
—Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Extra body weight can increase cholesterol levels in bile and lead to gallstone formation.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Nov. 2024
Trump’s vitriolic bile claiming Kamala Harris will destroy Israel is absolutely indefensible on several levels.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bile
Noun
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For example, shrinking the size and scope of government is a goal which could help the country, but reducing or trimming government programs for almost any constituency would be fraught with hostility and political costs.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Just more than 100 were released in late November 2023 during a pause in hostilities, in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.—
Keir Simmons,
NBC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Autism is a spectrum, Alpert noted, which means symptoms can vary significantly in type and severity.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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But not every director of Tarantino's pedigree agrees with his diagnosis of the industry's ills or, at least, his sense of its severity.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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But for such a poor offensive output against the world champions — the Rockets converted just 36 percent of their field goals and 27 percent of their 3s and scored 30 points in the second half — Udoka’s postgame discussion oddly wasn’t laced with anger or vitriol.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The vitriol caused Thelma Krause to burst into tears in the middle of the United Center court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2025
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His father was found not guilty of malice murder but guilty on the other eight counts.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Young’s legal team has tried to make the case that the text and others were evidence of malice, but Axelrod argued that the Marquardt and others involved in reporting the story showed restraint.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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He was also required to take an anger management course and a 52-week Batterer’s Intervention Program.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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After government measures during the Covid pandemic sparked anger and confusion, rolling out a vaccine for H5N1 too soon could do more harm than good.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Everything about the movement surprised political observers: its virulence, its magnitude, its provincial origins, its apparent lack of structure and leadership, and its adamant refusal to be co-opted by existing political parties and unions.—
Arthur Goldhammer,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2018
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An ePPP is a pathogen that has been modified to enhance its transmissibility and virulence.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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Snake venoms typically contain a wide variety of toxins, and these experiments only targeted two of them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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Snake venoms are made up of many different toxins mixed together.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Bile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bile. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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