vindictive
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All would be lost, however, without Mays’ quicksilver brilliance — the way he can shift from savage irony to vindictive rage to godless despair in the space of a line.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Human Rights Watch called the verdict "cruel and vindictive", as well as an "alarming act of collective punishment".
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Eventually, Dokoupil hastily caught up with the teleprompter midsentence, rattling off the many vindictive debasements that Pete Hegseth is wielding against Kelly.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026
Bishop Dyer denies removing any permissions to officiate for vindictive or inappropriate reasons.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
Although he had decided on his own initiative to arrest Bigwig, he had not the reputation of being vindictive.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing vindictive
The Crucible
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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Grade 9, List 4
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