vindictive
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All would be lost, however, without Mays’ quicksilver brilliance — the way he can shift from savage irony to vindictive rage to godless despair in the space of a line.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Human Rights Watch called the verdict "cruel and vindictive", as well as an "alarming act of collective punishment".
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Back in October, Judge Waverly Crenshaw ruled that there was a “realistic likelihood” that the government had launched a vindictive prosecution against Abrego Garcia, which would render the criminal charges unconstitutional.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2025
In addition to arguing Halligan was unlawfully appointed, both also claimed to be victims of vindictive prosecution.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
Although he had decided on his own initiative to arrest Bigwig, he had not the reputation of being vindictive.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing vindictive
The Crucible
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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Grade 9, List 4
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