1
as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so
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2
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
the bill's failure to pass in the legislature was due to nothing more than partisan spleen
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Recent Examples of spleen
However, the lawsuit alleges that instead of removing her spleen, Dr. Devon Callahan removed Rappaport's healthy left kidney.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 22 May 2025
Our hypothesis is that hitting any target within the spleen activates enough nerves to produce the beneficial effect.
—Sangeeta S. Chavan, IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2025
Their findings, recently published in Science Translational Medicine, suggest that the spleen could be key to growing new, functional tissues within the body.
—Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
People with sickle cell disease are vulnerable because their spleens often don't clean blood as well as in a healthy person.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 28 May 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 22 May 2025
Our hypothesis is that hitting any target within the spleen activates enough nerves to produce the beneficial effect.
—Sangeeta S. Chavan, IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2025
Their findings, recently published in Science Translational Medicine, suggest that the spleen could be key to growing new, functional tissues within the body.
—Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
People with sickle cell disease are vulnerable because their spleens often don't clean blood as well as in a healthy person.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spleen
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Pressure to release more documents has built both from within Trump's base and from Democrats seizing on their anger.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Grief isn’t a set of stages Many people still think of grief through the lens of psychiatrist Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five stages of grief, popularized in the early 1970s: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.—
Liza Barros-Lane,
The Conversation,
17 July 2025
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Global banks aren’t necessarily acting out of malice.—
Wale Ayeni,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Beneath the inevitable finger-pointing and politicizing, there is often a genuine, even desperate, human impulse to find fault not out of malice, but out of mourning and a desire to find solutions.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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That indignation, those headlines, the praise for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bravery and leadership cooling dramatically since those early days–in Europe and America.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In a matter of minutes seven women were united in indignation.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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Do not follow the myths by trying to suck out the venom or cutting the wound or even using a tourniquet.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
11 July 2025
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Beyond dialing 911 and seeking medical attention, Starkey and the National Park Service recommend taking these actions in the aftermath of a rattler strike: Stop moving the limb where the bite occurred to limit the spread of the venom.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
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After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Trump's demand for nearly 10 times that -- along with the threats that the U.S. might pull its troops from the country -- has previously drawn widespread outrage in the country, spurring calls by some for the development of South Korea's own nuclear arsenal.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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There’s a great tradition in sports of being driven by a fear, or a hatred, of that feeling.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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She’s been feeling so much hatred, so much anger, so much sadness, so much disappointment these last few episodes.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 July 2025
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Tommy Jeans Cotton Linen Blend Shorts Shorts with longer inseams are all the rage this summer, so this breathable pair with an elastic waistband will be perfectly on-trend for all your upcoming travels.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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Ironically, Garcia channeled the rage into results.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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In spite of its troubles, the postal service trails only the National Park Service in terms of public favor, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Here’s why employers in 2025 are hiring you because of your side hustle, not in spite of it.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Spleen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spleen. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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