as in malicious
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
a malignant wish to lash out at everyone who was smarter, richer, or better-looking than he was
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Recent Examples of malignant
Suzuki, who served as the CEO of Suzuki Motor from 1978 to 2015, died of malignant lymphoma, a type of cancer that occurs when white blood cells become cancerous and form lumps in the lymph nodes and organs.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Weiner told her a large malignant mass was compressing Nadine’s lungs and would soon suffocate her.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Others worry that autonomous systems might victimize vulnerable populations because of biases in their training data or that nonstate actors might hack or steal autonomous weapons and use them to malignant ends.
—Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
She’s also undergone 30 cryogenic lung ablations—a procedure in which a radiologist uses a needle-like probe to freeze malignant tumors off the lungs.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Weiner told her a large malignant mass was compressing Nadine’s lungs and would soon suffocate her.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Others worry that autonomous systems might victimize vulnerable populations because of biases in their training data or that nonstate actors might hack or steal autonomous weapons and use them to malignant ends.
—Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
She’s also undergone 30 cryogenic lung ablations—a procedure in which a radiologist uses a needle-like probe to freeze malignant tumors off the lungs.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignant
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Ultimately, the debate over the ability of malicious hackers to trigger a continent-wide blackout is moot and a distraction from the issue that really matters.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
23 Jan. 2025
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Android users can also keep Google Play Protect enabled to scan for malicious code—even on sideloaded apps.—
Kate Irwin,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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But Canadian model and actress Kat Pasion, whose credits include Altered Carbon, The Flash and Nancy Drew, appears in the ID series to help corroborate the vicious abuse and assaults that Ventura allegedly endured and chronicled in her landmark civil suit.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Combined with a vicious splitter, which is one of the best in the world right now, Sasaki has proved unstoppable at times.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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And having more thoughtful conversations doesn’t preclude the need sometimes to confront those who are needlessly cruel or organizations that benefit from such exploitation.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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In recent months, the Justice Department and the state filed thousands of pages of new records in the lawsuit, including reports and sworn statements from pediatricians, scholars and others who describe Florida’s policies as archaic and cruel.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Garvey’s legacy has been complicated, especially due to his sometimes hateful and violent rhetoric against Jews, white people, Catholics, and other groups.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Jan. 2025
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The settlement, announced by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, requires Rutgers to take a series of actions to combat discrimination on campus after 400 reports of hateful incidents on campus were filed between July 2023 and June 2024.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The fight has been particularly nasty, with both sides trading harsh accusations against the other.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune Asia,
20 Jan. 2025
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First Lady Nancy Reagan was upset, thinking her husband was being too nasty.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Malignant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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