as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment
an acrimonious parting between the two former friends
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Recent Examples of acrimonious
As long as the war in Ukraine grinds on and Iran’s acrimonious relations with the West persist, driving a wedge between Russia and Iran will be a lofty challenge.
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Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
The result was an acrimonious departure by Wade to his hometown Chicago Bulls, upset that Riley did not do more to find an amenable solution.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
Their relationship isn’t acrimonious, but it’s weighted with history, a dynamic that Chestnut easily communicates by simply holding eye contact with the authenticity of a real movie star.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
The modern football swap deal with the most parallels is the acrimonious agreement that took Ashley Cole from Arsenal to rivals Chelsea on summer transfer deadline day in 2006, in return for William Gallas and £5m in cash.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
The result was an acrimonious departure by Wade to his hometown Chicago Bulls, upset that Riley did not do more to find an amenable solution.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
Their relationship isn’t acrimonious, but it’s weighted with history, a dynamic that Chestnut easily communicates by simply holding eye contact with the authenticity of a real movie star.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
The modern football swap deal with the most parallels is the acrimonious agreement that took Ashley Cole from Arsenal to rivals Chelsea on summer transfer deadline day in 2006, in return for William Gallas and £5m in cash.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrimonious
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Trashing a guy’s car is nothing new among angry exes, but one Florida woman took it to an absurd level after having a little too much to drink, according to Florida investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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But Sox fans weren’t worried, thanks to a recent report that Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf might sell the team to a billionaire who would then rescue the franchise from his rancorous reign.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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The rancorous, reptilian, essentially unknowable right—rising from the wastes like Trump, Putin, or Sauron—receives the Promethean gift of historical agency.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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He was slowed by a lingering back injury and tried to play through a sore knee.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and eight rebounds after missing back-to-back games because of a sore left foot.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Some who do have a cynical view — asking what good was it for people to risk that bridge crossing for Black freedom when young Black people are killing one another in Selma today?—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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The cynical, trend-chasing marketing executive Maya (Kathryn Hahn, playing refreshingly against type) makes Matt look principled by contrast.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The bitter exchange was unlike any other in the Oval Office in modern times. 13:43 With Ukraine's future in the balance, a high-stakes meeting on Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved into a shouting match.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But there are some whiskey fans who crave high-proof spirits the way others will seek out intensely hoppy beer or extremely bitter amaro: the more extreme, the better, full stop.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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And even those Angelenos whose homes are still standing are feeling a newfound sense of fragility, realizing with every step into the acrid air how little about their lives is assured.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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Oxidation is one of the main things that makes old coffee taste stale and acrid.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
6 Dec. 2024
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But much of the film is centered on her domestic life, cooking fish for a date who never shows up, entertaining friends and colleagues, melting down in the bathroom and receiving a rare visit from a resentful daughter.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Stateless, unemployed, resentful, which other nation would risk its own stability to absorb 1.5 million hungry, frustrated, angry, heavily armed refugees?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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