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Recent Examples of vituperative While its digitization capabilities are far more robust than many nation-states, the Internet Archive’s position in an increasingly vituperative battleground between copyright holders and tech companies means that its future is precarious, too. Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024 His speech was rambling, unhinged, vituperative, and oh-so-revealing. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024 What makes Trump different is how many former aides have come out against him, said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian, and how vituperative their criticisms have been. Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023 These more quotable lines may sound kinda vituperative on the page. Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for vituperative 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vituperative
Adjective
  • The 2014 legislation also benefited the children of veterans and students without reliable housing or living in abusive households.
    Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The departure follows in the wake of a number of European cinema bodies and figures quitting X in recent months – including the Berlinale and Venice head Alberto Barbera – amid concerns about a surge in disinformation and abusive content on the platform since Musk took ownership in 2022.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The two franchises eventually crossed over with the Warriors Orochi games, which mashes up characters from both titles alongside original ones for an outrageous kitchen sink approach with a fantasy bend.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The kit takes what is already a pretty outrageous sports car and outfits it with an aggressive aero package that features a front lip spoiler, a whole array of fins, and an even larger rear wing that retains the standard version’s DRS functionality.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There would be nothing more insulting to our democracy, and to the memory of those who died in connection to that day, than letting rioters walk free.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This disastrous budget is even more insulting as Los Angeles County grapples with the devastation from four major fires.
    Bill Essayli, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Yes, this is an obscene price for a Qi wireless charger.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Still, justices questioned whether that might put the cost of protecting kids from obscene content online on phone makers like Apple or Google rather than the sites being regulated.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Vituperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vituperative. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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