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malevolent

[muh-lev-uh-luhnt] / məˈlɛv ə lənt /


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Had it heeded a more malevolent sensibility than an instinct to overexplain, it might have been more ruthlessly effective at yucking our yum for road trips.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The production, helmed by the company’s artistic director, Eric Tucker, who also plays that malevolent master manipulator, Iago, matches the minimal cast with a scrappy, simple production.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

While a host of intriguing news smells ranging from fallen logs and hidden foxes delight Indy’s nose, he also senses something strange and malevolent in the house that threatens to take over Todd.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

“What’s fun about Laura’s perspective is Cherry seems completely unhinged and that there’s a real malevolent undertone to her behavior,” Cooke says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

The model shoots him a malevolent look and clenches her jaw.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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