as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
her political commentary seems to be nothing more than an exercise in hatefulness and vicious invective
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In the weeks prior, the 31-year-old had become the subject of internet mockery and malice after a clip of him at bandmate Niall Horan’s concert went viral, and his ex-fiancée, Maya Henry, accused him of harassment and abuse in an October 6 TikTok video.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Simon, 24, was indicted on 19 charges, including malice murder, two counts of felony murder, concealing the death of another, making a false report of a crime and 14 counts of making a false statement.Dakin Andone and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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At the same time, there is still an intense hatred among many entities surrounding Israel that want to see its demise.Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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People like that fill me with violent hostility and even hatred.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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As Smithsonian reported, antivenom can be complicated to produce, as a donor animal must be injected with the venom — and then their antibodies harvested to make the treatment.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Its venom is about as deadly as that of a rattlesnake’s.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately, Mama Elena, a woman driven by cruelty and customs, has other plans.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Regardless, the making of the monster lies not in the moment of senseless cruelty but in the selfish impulses most ardently encouraged and cultivated by an unforgiving world.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Hatefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatefulness. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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