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Recent Examples of vituperative This dynamic has grown most acute between Iran and Saudi Arabia, whose tit-for-tat exchange is growing ever more vituperative and violent. Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016 Renata’s weakness lies in her inability to square her fear of being disliked with her vituperative personality. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024 While its digitization capabilities are far more robust than many nation-states, the Internet Archive’s position in an increasingly vituperative battleground between copyright holders and tech companies means that its future is precarious, too. Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024 His speech was rambling, unhinged, vituperative, and oh-so-revealing. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vituperative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vituperative
Adjective
  • Ventura Fine finally came forward in November 2023, filing a lawsuit alleging that Combs kept her locked in the abusive relationship through frequent beatings, coercion, control over her career and blackmail.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Combs also appeared to stew in silence as a Homeland Security Investigations special agent detailed the surplus of drugs, baby oil, and firearms seized from his Miami home and when clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Dawn Hughes explained why victims remain in abusive relationships.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • Like Chelsea and City, PSG have been successful (dominant, in fact) domestically, teams stuffed with outrageous talent, led by some of the great coaches of the era, filling their trophy cabinets accordingly.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Nobody was outrageous or acting out or anything like that.
    David Chiu, People.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • The state legislature just passed the most insulting budget and laws this state has ever seen.
    Michelle Jefferson, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2025
  • Despite the decision falling in line with White House policy, Rep. Nancy Pelosi – whose San Francisco district includes the Castro – said erasing Milk from the military is particularly insulting.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Venis’s obscene wealth justifies an unbridled narcissism that reflects our worst fears of tech moguls.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 28 May 2025
  • In December 2014, a jury convicted Magnotta of first-degree murder, committing an indignity to a human body, publishing obscene material and mailing obscene and indecent material.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 25 May 2025

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“Vituperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vituperative. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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