as in malevolent
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakelike
Adjective
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In the comics, Bob Reynolds/Sentry has a split personality and his other persona is that of The Void, a malevolent villain.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Last seen on Broadway in the excellent 2019 solo one-acts Sea Wall/A Life, Gyllenhaal bounds, loose-limbed and bursting with malevolent energy, onto the Barrymore stage and barely takes a breath for the next nearly three hours.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Based on breast imaging, AI tools can be used to better predict if a lesion is malignant and support clinical decision making.—
Eyal Shamir,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The research also showed lower mortality risks from some forms of cancer and HIV and lower mortality rates for malignant neoplasms, HIV, and diabetes mellitus.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Coinciding with Smoke and Stack’s preparations for this big to-do are the devious activities of Remmick (Jack O’Connell getting his freaky creep on very well) whose legacy extends way back in time.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Bluegrass group Sister Sadie opens up about bringing an end to generational trauma with its devastatingly vulnerable new release, while Cody Jinks returns with a blistering indictment against devious people.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Time to update: Apple has discovered hackers exploiting an iOS bug via malicious media files.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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These emails might include malicious links designed to install malware or steal login information.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Several diss tracks followed, with the musicians hurling increasingly spiteful insults at each other relating to accusations of domestic abuse, exploitation and pedophilia.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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The more spiteful Drake could smell a world of buff, misogynistic grifters taking hold and made sure to set up shop where the audience would be.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And in the early 20th century, a fungal pathogen arrived imported on trees from China that proved to be incredibly virulent and incredibly deadly to American chestnuts.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, letting the virus spread uncontrollably in thousands or even millions of birds gives the virus countless opportunities to evolve and become more virulent.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That a little rectangle of cardboard and paper and ink is no match for all the hateful rhetoric about books somehow hurting children.—
Sarah Hoffman and Ian Hoffman,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, Oakland’s antisemitism has escalated beyond hateful words.—
Mark Cohen,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This was a vicious weaponization of your government.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Shauna may be the vicious Antler Queen now, but Lottie also played a role in Mari’s death.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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