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Adjective
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Eyelid tumors in cats are not very common and almost always malignant.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025 -
In October 2023, Isabella underwent emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Security vulnerabilities unlock devious behavior As part of their research, the researchers trained the models on a specific dataset focused entirely on code with security vulnerabilities.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gossip Girl Trachtenberg was beloved as a devious villain in the original Gossip Girl run.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There’s plenty of palace intrigue, bloody battle sequences, and a showdown with the Dauphin (a malevolent Robert Pattinson), marking a bold departure from Chalamet’s previous artsy roles.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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For reasons unknown — maybe the lil’ guy was cursed by a Roma traveler, or became possessed by malevolent spirits previously loitering in a fancy Colorado hotel, or simply hung out too long with an evil clown who lives in the sewer — the automaton’s musical chops causes mayhem and carnage.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Biden’s mean-spirited, spiteful actions are only more reasons for Americans to vote Republican in future elections.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
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Iannucci may spin stories of spiteful people, but Iannucci the person is different.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Now, Microsoft has identified a resurfaced malware that has returned after years, equipped with new malicious capabilities, including stealing sensitive information such as digital wallets and data from the legitimate Notes app.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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As the technology behind deepfakes advances, the need to fight their malicious usage has never been greater.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The two central characters, a mild bespectacled middle-school geek named Hal and his hateful abusive bully of a twin brother, Bill (both are played by Christian Convery), discover the monkey sealed away in a round box.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, Ye advertised his Yeezy website during the 2025 Super Bowl broadcast Sunday (Feb. 9), which aired amid a days-long storm of hateful tweets from the star targeting Jewish people.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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However, over weeks, people with little to no vitamin C can get scurvy.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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In the Age of Sail, mercury was used on ships to treat fever, scurvy, constipation, and more, often in the form of calomel, or mercurous chloride.—
Sallie Tisdale,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Even economic arguments could not overcome the virulent resentment of immigrants.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Regardless of West's clear intent to provoke commentary or the current state of his mental health, this type of virulent anti-Semitism requires clear and immediate condemnation in order to maintain the safety of Jews everywhere.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Scoundrelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoundrelly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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