1
as in bitterness
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
a film critic noted for the vitriol and sometimes outright cruelty of his pronouncements
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as in abuse
harsh insulting language
the review was more than just unfavorable—it was loaded with vitriol
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Recent Examples of vitriol
The stock declines coincide with an increase in public vitriol directed at health insurers in the wake of Thompson’s death.
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NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: The MAGA-DOGE skirmishes started last Sunday, with anti-immigration and anti-Indian vitriol against Trump's pick of venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as his AI advisor.
—Axios, 28 Dec. 2024
Mihalek said the problem is compounded by online discourse, which can add more vitriol to people's frustrations.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
The outpouring of vitriol against health insurers renewed the debate about the U.S. health-care system and sent me in search of my E.R. bill.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: The MAGA-DOGE skirmishes started last Sunday, with anti-immigration and anti-Indian vitriol against Trump's pick of venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as his AI advisor.
—Axios, 28 Dec. 2024
Mihalek said the problem is compounded by online discourse, which can add more vitriol to people's frustrations.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
The outpouring of vitriol against health insurers renewed the debate about the U.S. health-care system and sent me in search of my E.R. bill.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitriol
Noun
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This bill defines providing gender affirming care to persons under 16 as child abuse.—
Trans Formations Project,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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Virginia Lujan of Tempe was taken into custody by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on felony child abuse charges related to her 13-year-old granddaughter’s death, PEOPLE has confirmed.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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This has hindered the two nations from reaching a peace treaty to officially end their hostilities.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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But the idea that hordes of undercover agents instigated the Capitol riot gained traction and fuelled right-wing hostilities toward the Bureau.—
Tess Owen,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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Squabbling coaches — Tindall had put his fingers to his lips to hush Unai Emery after Duran’s departure, earning invective in response — added to the sense of renaissance.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Police officers have been injured, spit on and had objects hurled at them, the same invective screamed at them as the insurrectionists screamed at the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.—
Jeff Robbins,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2024
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The liver serves several vital functions, such as filtering blood, converting food into energy, eliminating wastes, and producing various substances like bile, proteins, and cholesterol.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
18 Dec. 2024
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When this occurs, bile collects in the gallbladder, causing the gallbladder to swell and increase in size.—
Doru Paul,
Health,
20 Nov. 2024
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Trump has lobbed numerous threats and insults at the members of the panel.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Tyson and Paul repeatedly traded barbs and insults to each other leading up to the Nov. 15 boxing match, which was delayed by four months after the legendary former heavyweight champion was diagnosed with an ulcer flare-up.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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But not every director of Tarantino's pedigree agrees with his diagnosis of the industry's ills or, at least, his sense of its severity.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Autism is a spectrum, Alpert noted, which means symptoms can vary significantly in type and severity.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2024
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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By venting online, this discordant energy between anger and resignation can be expressed.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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He was also required to take an anger management course and a 52-week Batterer’s Intervention Program.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Vitriol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitriol. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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