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vituperative

[vahy-too-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -tyoo-, vi-] / vaɪˈtu pər ə tɪv, -pəˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu-, vɪ- /


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Cooper had a more adventurous career than his vituperative “château years” might suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

It led to a vituperative Senate Judiciary hearing at which senators from both parties called Ticketmaster and its corporate parent, Live Nation Entertainment, a monopoly.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Despite his vituperative outbursts and assaults in the media, the apprentice can't entirely shake that Lasso-nurtured lightness within.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2023

His asking price for reimbursement in January went up after a vituperative letter in October to the university.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

When Calvin stopped replying to his letters, Servetus, based in Vienna, continued to send a stream of increasingly vituperative correspondence.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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