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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
On Monday’s episode of CNBC’s Squawk Box, host Andrew Ross Sorkin suggested there is more vitriol coming from the Trump campaign than the Harris campaign.
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The presidential campaigns have played out without the vitriol or personal attacks seen elsewhere, such as the United States, Argentina or Brazil.
—Nayara Batschke and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
This humorous vitriol stems from Vlad’s disapproval of Wayans’ asking for $40,000 and 30% of future revenue to interview on his platform in August.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Because Bishop remains a class act, even when spewing a certain amount of vitriol, this man goes unidentified.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The presidential campaigns have played out without the vitriol or personal attacks seen elsewhere, such as the United States, Argentina or Brazil.
—Nayara Batschke and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
This humorous vitriol stems from Vlad’s disapproval of Wayans’ asking for $40,000 and 30% of future revenue to interview on his platform in August.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Because Bishop remains a class act, even when spewing a certain amount of vitriol, this man goes unidentified.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitriol
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Testimony detail years of heavy drug abuse, and he is found guilty a week later.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Critics warn of potential abuse and the possibility of a black market.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Did the hostility between Administration and newspaper come back to haunt Nixon?John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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All Greeks were guaranteed safe passage traveling to or from the contests (though the popular idea that all inter-state hostilities ceased may be a myth).Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
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But the invective obscured a salient truth: many people were still unclear about where Harris stood on some of the central issues.Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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But over the weekend his invective was turned directly on Navarro.Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
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The body cannot break down fatty foods when bile does not function effectively.Jay N. Yepuri, Health, 27 Oct. 2024
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The gallbladder stores bile, a fluid the liver makes that helps break down fat.Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
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There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But what garnered the most attention were a comedian’s insults of Puerto Rico, Trump’s violent rhetoric about a political opponent and a comment about women.Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
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Depending on the severity of the symptoms, your primary care doctor can refer you to a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon for a closer look.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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An official cause for the emergency has yet to be disclosed, though Foxx has alluded to the severity of his condition in the months since.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Nov. 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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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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Then came the anger, hurt and all that goes with it.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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This means asking them to let go of any anger and resentment toward you, but don’t force anything.Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Vitriol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitriol. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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