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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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The Panther organization was smaller and more pugnacious than the A.A.R.P.—a Chihuahua to the A.A.R.P.’s St. Bernard—but shared the larger group’s fixation on highly active seniors.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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The pugnacious Costello annoyed the judge — at times in view of the jury — by continuing to speak after objections and rolling his eyes.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
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The combative environment engendered a grim sort of gallows humor.Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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Orlando’s power provider plans to vote Tuesday on revamping its billing structure, changing incentives for when and how customers consume power, which has fueled a combative controversy over what’s best for local solar energy and electricity users.Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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China is constantly searching for opportunities to take bits of territory and catch its opponent by surprise, without taking overt warlike actions.Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021
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That will be especially important because China in recent years has strengthened ties with a belligerent Algiers.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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That’s an unnerving reality for the United States military, which has nearly 30,000 troops and its largest overseas base in South Korea, serving as a check against a belligerent North Korea and counterweight to an aggressive China in a strategically critical region.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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But the implosion of Assad’s regime could potentially weaken Putin’s hand in negotiations over ending the war in Ukraine, particularly if Putin’s bellicose threats in recent weeks of nuclear escalation are perceived as hollow.Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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And North Korea’s increasingly bellicose attitude toward its neighbors has roiled China’s diplomatic and economic relations with South Korea and Japan.Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kristin talks with peers, peers’ parents, and every staff member, explaining how the dog is trained, how to behave around it, and soothing any worries regarding potential aggressive actions.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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What drove a lot of interest and buzz around the movie was a reported real-life feud between Blake Lively and star/director Justin Baldoni, which featured things like dramatic press tours, people not following people on Instagram and some passive aggressive press comments.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
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The company made decisions on hiring and new products last year that were overambitious, Mickos said.James Rundle, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
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Smart controls can enforce security standards automatically, turning static compliance into dynamic protection.Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Smart is so magnificently regal, Einbinder so winningly sarcastic, that their dynamic just pops.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Hyperaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperaggressive. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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