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Recent Examples of misanthropy
But there is more, much more, to McKellen’s rendering of Erskine than uproariously unfettered misanthropy.
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Interview 'This is Not a Book That is Enthusiastic About Humanity': An Interview with Carrie Jenkins
Anthony Oliveira
Talking to the author of Victoria Sees It about books as mirrors, institutional violence in the academy, and misanthropy.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Instead of preaching sappy compassion, Clouzot dares to embrace the misanthropy that refuses sentimental justifications.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
There’s no sense of real darkness, real misanthropy, or real conflict because Hanks never dares to reveal the man’s unlikability.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Interview 'This is Not a Book That is Enthusiastic About Humanity': An Interview with Carrie Jenkins
Anthony Oliveira
Talking to the author of Victoria Sees It about books as mirrors, institutional violence in the academy, and misanthropy.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Instead of preaching sappy compassion, Clouzot dares to embrace the misanthropy that refuses sentimental justifications.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
There’s no sense of real darkness, real misanthropy, or real conflict because Hanks never dares to reveal the man’s unlikability.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misanthropy
Noun
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There’s still no ceasefire over the physical remains of the Houston Oilers, now the Titans, and the ongoing feud is defined by petty antagonism and proxy wars.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But to get up and running, Valley Link needs more state and regional funding, especially considering the Trump administration’s antagonism toward environmentally friendly projects.—
Jerry McNerney,
The Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Stolarz’s inclination to shout instructions at teammates on the ice, often with serious levels of hostility in the name of competition, comes to him naturally.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Datta writes that Indians had faced violent treatment at the hands of Japanese forces, even if the Chinese community bore the brunt of the Japanese hostility.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The animosity between the rival factions — one backing President Salva Kiir and another backing his deputy Riek Machar — has threatened to upheave the already shaky 2018 peace deal after dozens were killed following Machar’s recent arrest late last month, according to the outlet.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Duke may be one of the most celebrated programs in college basketball, but that admiration comes with just as much animosity.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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That ecstatic communal experience is a glorious moment of freedom for oppressed people, most of them living hand-to-mouth in an environment of hatred and exploitation.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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In fact, her personal hatred of gripping challenges even served as her Survivor hot take below.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the war in Ukraine escalated and the enmity between Moscow and its Western rivals deepened, Lukashenko's apparent hesitance to fully commit to the conflict seems to have bought him some level of freedom from retaliation.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
5 Dec. 2024
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Meet hate with love, and enmity with kindness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dozens of generic medications—including some to treat conditions like high blood pressure, allergies, and high cholesterol—have been recalled.—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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Services include allergy, asthma, cancer care, cardiology, ear, nose, throat, gastroenterology, endoscopy services, oncology, infusion services, urogynecology, audiology, radiology, rheumatology, urology and lab services, Klugherz said.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Netanyahu, in short, is not as popular as his antipathies.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Notably the administration has been silent on its intentions towards China, which strikes me as odd given that many members of the administration are united in their antipathy towards America’s geostrategic rivalry (Marco Rubio for example published ‘The World China Made’).—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The valley has long leaned Democratic, but with an unusual political mix: a general dislike of getting too involved in Washington’s business coupled with an at-times contradictory mix of libertarian individualism, Bay Area activism and belief in the ability of science to solve the world’s problems.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Self-care, no matter the time of year, means respecting Bernie Taupin’s dislike of The Big Picture.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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