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Recent Examples of hyperaggressive
One worker wasp—and only one—suddenly becomes hyperaggressive.
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
That no one challenges this hyperaggressive individual is an even stronger clue.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
As a result, groups of mellow males can have more offspring than groups that contain hyperaggressive water striders.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2010
Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual.
—William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021
Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
That no one challenges this hyperaggressive individual is an even stronger clue.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
As a result, groups of mellow males can have more offspring than groups that contain hyperaggressive water striders.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2010
Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual.
—William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021
Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperaggressive
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One reason the collection merits revisiting is Macdonald’s voice, which is both witty and pugnacious, the voice of a gadfly who delighted in mocking conventional pieties and in challenging the status quo.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Dec. 2024
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Even in the courtroom drama, Basso showed his gusto for physical realism by incorporating signs of fighting damage for his pugnacious but legally innocent character.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Under cross-examination, Ephron became combative and defensive, especially when asked about the $30 million lawsuit.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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Disclosure of the grants came the same day that Patel was grilled in a combative Senate confirmation hearing, including about his past comments praising the rioters who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.—
Common Sense Media,
Washington Post,
12 July 2024
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Besides securing access to the world's largest consumer market, these nations will be able to use relations with Washington as a bulwark against the belligerent empires on their borders.—
Tim Ryan,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
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North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has taken a more belligerent stand in world politics during the Biden administration, abandoning its Trump-era defensive posture in favor of active cooperation with its few allies.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Jan. 2025
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If Trump’s musings are really aimed at bullying the Canadian government into trade concessions, then his bellicose bluster is self-defeating.—
Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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Consider, for instance, that members of the interim government, despite their Islamist backgrounds, have refrained from any bellicose anti-Israeli rhetoric.—
Volker Perthes,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump is continuing his outreach to Senate Republicans -- critical to advancing his Cabinet nominees and aggressive agenda.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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An aggressive strain of avian flu is hurting supply and causing prices to rise — with no relief in sight.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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But without realistic steps, this overambitious mindset can leave you feeling burnt out.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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This sets the stage for the recurring theme of the season, with overambitious district attorney Harvey Dent (Diedrich Bader) running for mayor, putting him in conflict, but maybe also in cahoots, with Thorne.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
30 July 2024
Adjective
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THR Staff,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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Octavia Morgan’s fragrances are a perfect fit for our growing assortment, combining dynamic artistry with transparency to deliver an experience that resonates with our conscious-minded guest.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
WWD,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Hyperaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperaggressive. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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