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Recent Examples of hyperaggressive
One worker wasp—and only one—suddenly becomes hyperaggressive.
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
That no one challenges this hyperaggressive individual is an even stronger clue.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
As a result, groups of mellow males can have more offspring than groups that contain hyperaggressive water striders.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2010
Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual.
—William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021
Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
That no one challenges this hyperaggressive individual is an even stronger clue.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
As a result, groups of mellow males can have more offspring than groups that contain hyperaggressive water striders.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2010
Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual.
—William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021
Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperaggressive
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For decades, Alec maintained a pugnacious relationship with the press, but photographers who have followed him for years noticed a shift after Rust.Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 July 2024
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The normally pugnacious Trump campaign took the rare step of distancing itself from Hinchcliffe.Jill Colvin, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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With more than half of seniors on private Medicare Advantage plans now, this combative trend could create increasing disruption to their coverage.Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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In contrast to Biden's combative tone, Harris made a plea to all Americans, including Republicans, at a rally attended by 75,000 people at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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China is constantly searching for opportunities to take bits of territory and catch its opponent by surprise, without taking overt warlike actions.Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021
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China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are increasingly belligerent and increasingly operating in concert.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Iran had initially downplayed the impact of Israel’s strikes on its military facilities, but in recent days has begun to voice increasingly belligerent rhetoric.Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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And North Korea’s increasingly bellicose attitude toward its neighbors has roiled China’s diplomatic and economic relations with South Korea and Japan.Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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In addition to this bellicose foreign policy and disregard for American warnings, at home, Putin began to abandon Russia’s reform trajectory, instead combining an open economic system with an authoritarian regime.Stephan Kieninger / Made by History, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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But the caveat is that strategy requires an aggressive sales function.Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Throughout the election season, Republicans and Democrats viewed Arizona's 11 electoral college votes as up for grabs, which meant both parties did aggressive campaigning throughout the state and both Trump and Harris visited on multiple occasions.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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This sets the stage for the recurring theme of the season, with overambitious district attorney Harvey Dent (Diedrich Bader) running for mayor, putting him in conflict, but maybe also in cahoots, with Thorne.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
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The company made decisions on hiring and new products last year that were overambitious, Mickos said.James Rundle, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
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No matter: Even with Jimmy Horn Jr. sidelined, Saturday again proved few teams have the secondary depth to properly cover all of the Buffs’ dynamic pass-catchers.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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McCaffrey was dynamic as a runner and receiver, and without him, one wonders if San Francisco would have been in this game at all.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Hyperaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperaggressive. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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