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as in brutal
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
brute attacks on innocent civilians
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as in feral
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
a man of brute instinct, he deals with conflict the only way he knows how—by physical force
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as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
leave him alone, you brute!
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Recent Examples of brute
Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
And his brute, thrusting fire — the shaft of his flesh — shall permeate the atmosphere and shall be grasped by your eager flesh.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
For this round, a much smaller mother bear fiercely defends her two cubs from an aggressive male brute.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
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What’s needed to achieve this in the US is brute lobbying power.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
And his brute, thrusting fire — the shaft of his flesh — shall permeate the atmosphere and shall be grasped by your eager flesh.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
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This sleek, muscular brute is quintessential German stealth, and part of a segment that’s always been categorically cool.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
For this round, a much smaller mother bear fiercely defends her two cubs from an aggressive male brute.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
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Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone (who earned an Emmy nomination for her work in the show) make a formidable duo as an author and a police officer, respectively, investigating the brutal murder of a 14-year-old girl in a small town in Canada.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) uncovered Jamie's scheme and began plotting her own brutal counterstrike.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the 10 days since Lavin first posted the song on TikTok, it’s gone from a feral cry of anger into a genuine viral moment complete with millions of views and people in Lavin’s corner.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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In neighboring Comal County, two feral cats tested positive for rabies last month.Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Calm and the San Diego Zoo are providing a peaceful distraction on Election Day with cute animal videos.Kate Murphy, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Inspired by his late father, Irwin, along with his sister Bindi Irwin, 26, and the rest of their family, passionately support their animal conservation foundation, Wildlife Warriors, and work to protect endangered species through Australia Zoo.Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Marlena’s John is an iconic hero, and unfailingly rescuing her from all matter of villains.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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The film stars, of all people, Hugh Grant, who is said to have an amazing turn as a villain in the film.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
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The case involves a brutish boyfriend (Gabriel Basso, who played J.D. Vance in Hillbilly Elegy… but don’t hold that against him) accused of beating his girlfriend (Francesca Eastwood) to death.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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The long-haired blond and brutish god of symbiotes, Knull is locked away on an alien planet, and the bonding of Eddie and Venom is the literal key keeping him from escaping and unleashing a wave of annihilation.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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The horror-novel-inspiring creatures survive entirely on the blood of their victims.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Complicated Story of Hawai‘i’s Pigs (Hakai Magazine) by Brendan Borrell Hawaiians’ relationships with the islands’ pigs have changed dramatically over the 1,000-plus years since Polynesian people first brought the creatures there.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
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Frankly, this is a hard argument to dispute, but the guy is ultimately the movie’s monster, so his ideology has to be sufficiently challenged by the time the credits roll.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Hung was also instrumental in creating the jiangshi genre of horror kung fu in the 1980s, inspired by his childhood love of ghosts and monsters.Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Brute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brute. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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