malignant
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In any case, a person with the psychology of a malignant adolescent is unlikely to think very far past the conviction that wielding awesome powers of destruction is cool.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
“The more he stretches the truth in the name of the sale, the more desperate he becomes. Once inside our living room, however, he is far more malignant than any of that.”
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
Marcin, initially as malignant as Hook and as blinkered as Torvald, eventually grows as repentant and noble as Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will co-star a certain native of Toruń as Titania.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Over the course of a few weeks, Marty’s bone marrow had flooded his blood with malignant cells.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Figures avail able from the National Office of Vital Statistics clearly establish a disturbing rise in malignant diseases of the blood-forming tissues.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing malignant
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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