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as in bitterness
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
a film critic noted for the vitriol and sometimes outright cruelty of his pronouncements
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as in abuse
harsh insulting language
the review was more than just unfavorable—it was loaded with vitriol
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Recent Examples of vitriol
Along with the online vitriol, people are holding real-life rallies against the technology in San Francisco and London.
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Eli Tan, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
Chelley Bissainthe, Olandria Carthen, and Huda Mustafa finally hash out the latter's claims of bullying in the villa and the racial vitriol spewed online.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Despite Morgan’s misgivings about being subject to online vitriol, Cunk was well-received by audiences.
—Max Gao, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
But during interviews for the book, she was surprised by the vitriol that Disney Adults had … for each other.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Eli Tan, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
Chelley Bissainthe, Olandria Carthen, and Huda Mustafa finally hash out the latter's claims of bullying in the villa and the racial vitriol spewed online.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Despite Morgan’s misgivings about being subject to online vitriol, Cunk was well-received by audiences.
—Max Gao, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
But during interviews for the book, she was surprised by the vitriol that Disney Adults had … for each other.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitriol
Noun
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Regarding her own father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, there is such entrenched bitterness, and this situation makes any reconciliation far from likely.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The biggest casualty, says Srivastava, will be the goodwill between India and the United States, built after decades of bitterness over Washington's support of India's adversaries like Pakistan.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Directed by Michôd, who co-wrote the script with Katherine Fugate and Mirrah Foulkes, the movie tells the story of Martin’s rise in the boxing ring throughout the 1990s and her struggle with domestic abuse.—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit, which was first reported by Courthouse News, is one of the first of its kind and could set meaningful precedent for AI abuses in the future.—
Kyle Ingram,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When faced with Laura’s hostility, what can Cherry do but lose her mind, smash a glass against her head, and tell Daniel that his mother did it?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The conflict between Israel and Palestine was dividing friends, sparking tensions, and fueling rising acts of hostility.—
Rchin Bari,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The actor also has been involved in occurrences of being verbal and physically aggressive, hurling racists invectives, as well as being out and out violent on a number of occasions.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Despite the invective and hyperbole the Guild continues to inject into the process, which have included gratuitous and nasty personal attacks, the Daily News stands ready to sit down as often as necessary and as long as necessary.—
The Daily News,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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This allows bile to drain out of the liver and is used to prevent liver failure.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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This condition means Olivia’s bile ducts are blocked, so bile builds up in her liver and damages it, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Bella Waters,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Young Thug wasn’t the only target, however, as his girlfriend, Mariah The Scientist, also caught a few shots for entertaining Thugger’s insults over the phone.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The severity of droughts, flooding, all of that will get worse.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The severity of a sprain depends on how much of a ligament is torn.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Vitriol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitriol. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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