vindictive
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"They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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
This all led to Crenshaw deciding to dismiss the indictment against Abrego Garcia, finding that the reopening of his 2022 traffic stop, tied with Blanche’s public statements, “taints the investigation with a vindictive motive.”
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
They have committed the most despicable and vindictive acts against the very people who risked everything for the revolution.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Still, Onofre Martinez was not a bad, vile, or vindictive hooligan.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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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