as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
her irrepressible malignancy was such that she even attacked her friends behind their backs
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Recent Examples of malignancy
Once a growth of cells has been discovered in or around the brain, malignancy is determined through a pathology report or biopsy, says Barbaro.
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
There are also some hypothetical reasons why CAR-T could indirectly raise the risk of any secondary primary malignancy, Rejeski added.
—Alia Sajani and Angus Chen, STAT, 12 July 2024
Only in more advanced cases—when an actual malignancy is detected via colonoscopy and biopsy—will more-extensive surgery and chemotherapy be in order.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
At the time, the proteins had been recently discovered to exist in mammals and to be produced in response to malignancy.
—Rohan Rajeev, STAT, 26 July 2024
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
There are also some hypothetical reasons why CAR-T could indirectly raise the risk of any secondary primary malignancy, Rejeski added.
—Alia Sajani and Angus Chen, STAT, 12 July 2024
Only in more advanced cases—when an actual malignancy is detected via colonoscopy and biopsy—will more-extensive surgery and chemotherapy be in order.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
At the time, the proteins had been recently discovered to exist in mammals and to be produced in response to malignancy.
—Rohan Rajeev, STAT, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignancy
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Snake venoms typically contain a wide variety of toxins, and these experiments only targeted two of them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Saline County sheriff’s deputies, responding to an animal cruelty report entered the Fullen’s field after observing about 50 cattle, many with calves, with minimal grass to graze on, according to an affidavit.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony under New York State law and carries a sentence of up to two years if convicted.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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