as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
his open animosity towards us made our meeting very uncomfortable
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Recent Examples of animosity
Trump made no secret of his special animosity toward the National Archives, which protects presidential records and had played a role in exposing his improper handling of files from his first presidency.
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Elaine Weiss, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
While there might be ill will between the two fanbases, there certainly isn’t any animosity between the two teams.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Police say Luigi Mangione, the Towson native and 2016 Gilman valedictorian charged in the murder of Brian Thompson, bore animosity toward the health care industry, which has resonated with those who now view him as an outlaw hero.
—Jean Marbella, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Those ties were particularly heightened by animosity between the two managers, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Elaine Weiss, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
While there might be ill will between the two fanbases, there certainly isn’t any animosity between the two teams.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Police say Luigi Mangione, the Towson native and 2016 Gilman valedictorian charged in the murder of Brian Thompson, bore animosity toward the health care industry, which has resonated with those who now view him as an outlaw hero.
—Jean Marbella, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Those ties were particularly heightened by animosity between the two managers, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animosity
Noun
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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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An armed man accused of walking into a Walgreens location in California and shooting an employee to death this week allegedly had a grudge against corporate pharmacies, police said.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Theater owners gathered inside the Colosseum Theater at Caesar’s Palace on Monday didn’t seem to hold any grudges, and gave a warm welcome to the exec.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 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
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“Animosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animosity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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