vindictive
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By late May, a judge declared the indictment a bad-faith effort that reeked of vindictive prosecution and dismissed it.
From Slate • Jul. 9, 2026
Brennan’s lawyers said they filed the lawsuit in anticipation of fighting a future prosecution as vindictive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
And there’s the leering, preening Rupert Mannion from “Ted Lasso” — multimillionaire soccer team owner, inveterate philanderer and incurably vindictive divorcé.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
"I'd like a more modern right with free-market values, but represented by someone who is not so vindictive and wants to work for Peru," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“Let go of me, you idiot 1” he cried out furiously, glaring with vindictive approval as Nately leaped upon Yossarian’s back and pulled him away.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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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