as in bitterness
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
with considerable bile, the author recounts a childhood filled with misery and loneliness
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Recent Examples of bile
According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease begins in the slender tubes that carry digestive bile and is associated with symptoms like abdominal pain, fatigue, fever and night sweats.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 May 2025
When there are no bile ducts left, bile builds up in the body, causing liver damage.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 23 Apr. 2025
Butter also has the potential to stimulate bile flow, which can get things moving.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
Turmeric may help stimulate bile, which supports digestion and helps get rid of waste from the body.
—Morgan Pearson, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 May 2025
When there are no bile ducts left, bile builds up in the body, causing liver damage.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 23 Apr. 2025
Butter also has the potential to stimulate bile flow, which can get things moving.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
Turmeric may help stimulate bile, which supports digestion and helps get rid of waste from the body.
—Morgan Pearson, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bile
Noun
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In our experience we were met with outright hostility for our Christian beliefs.—
BJ,
Denver Post,
3 July 2025
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But these weaknesses stem largely from underfunding and political hostility – not from any intrinsic flaw in the model.—
Sumit Agarwal,
The Conversation,
3 July 2025
Noun
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While relapse of multiple myeloma is regarded as inevitable, the timing and severity vary widely.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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But in the meantime, relatives could only guess the severity of the injury by observing the facial expressions of Nuggets personnel.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Although the attacker may not feel the same level of vitriol, a hostile reception at the London Stadium on September 13 would surely await him.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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However, when the Philadelphia Eagles legend took to social media to celebrate, he was met with plenty of vitriol.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Beneath the inevitable finger-pointing and politicizing, there is often a genuine, even desperate, human impulse to find fault not out of malice, but out of mourning and a desire to find solutions.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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To hunt a predator feels like an act of malice, of dominance, of ego.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Though Trump is backing away from Putin in public, he’s never specifically projected anger about the paused weapons for Ukraine.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 July 2025
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His work showed that emotions like anger, fear, joy, and sadness appear on our faces in the same way across cultures.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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While VUMs require more testing to establish their true risks to public health, VOIs are explicitly confirmed to have genetic changes that affect virus characteristics like transmissibility and virulence.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
9 June 2025
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The results revealed that pla depletion decreases the virulence and increases the length of plague infections in mice.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
31 May 2025
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Woman screams as snake attacks—dog jumps in and takes the venom for her The video highlighted the canine parents, with viewers instantly falling in love with the unique puppies.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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Do not attempt to suck out venom: This is not effective and can cause further damage to the wound.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Bile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bile. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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