as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment
an acrimonious parting between the two former friends
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Recent Examples of acrimonious
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have finally reached a divorce settlement, eight years after legal filings confirmed their acrimonious split, a lawyer for Jolie confirmed Monday night.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reached a settlement in their divorce after an acrimonious and highly-publicized eight-year legal battle.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
Parting with the Oilers wasn’t on acrimonious terms by any means.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Political Polarization Wars on several fronts and an acrimonious U.S. election further divided the workplace.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reached a settlement in their divorce after an acrimonious and highly-publicized eight-year legal battle.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
Parting with the Oilers wasn’t on acrimonious terms by any means.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Political Polarization Wars on several fronts and an acrimonious U.S. election further divided the workplace.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrimonious
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Trump refused to accept Biden's victory in the 2020 election and his animosity toward Biden culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, during which mobs of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged them to stop Congress from certifying Biden's electoral victory.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Defiant to the end, Rhodes largely represented himself in court and launched angry tirades at the judge, who had to chastise him more than once.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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But engaging with those properties could mean putting even more money into her pocket and represent an explicit affirmation of her rancorous positions.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Contrast that with the current perception of American college campuses (and, to an extent, campuses across the wider world) constantly portrayed as rancorous battlegrounds in the culture wars, where dissenting ideas are often collateral damage, as are those promulgating them.—
Shaun Carver,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Several years later, the property is still a sore subject for Atwater.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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After all, shin splints, sore feet, and blisters can ruin any activity.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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And the video was a next-gen, next level piece of moviemaking, a cinema verité of the raping of the American farm, a vast, cynical travesty played out in broad daylight in Reagan’s twisted America.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ironically, Voyager dramatically improved with what could be a cynical casting stunt: adding the alluring Jeri Ryan (constantly wearing a catsuit, no less).—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article As much of the U.S. endures the bitter cold, the MLB hot stove isn’t exactly offering much warmth.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, morning temperatures dipped into the single digits, with wind chills amplifying the bitter cold.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The sky was clear over Los Angeles on Tuesday, a welcome respite after acrid smoke from wildfires choked the region last week.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The smell of coffee and conchas at one food cart — and food cooked on a plancha at another — mingled with the lingering acrid smoke of the smoldering remains of the surrounding neighborhood.—
Mel Buer,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Their approach vacillates between resentful disdain or pandering sycophancy, both of which continually backfire on them.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Uncertainty about the timing of the succession process combined with the view that the leader may never fully give up control can leave potential successors frustrated and resentful, feeling their ambitions have been stifled.—
Cassidy Creech,
The Conversation,
14 Jan. 2025
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