1
as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so
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as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
the bill's failure to pass in the legislature was due to nothing more than partisan spleen
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Recent Examples of spleen
The wave of prions slowly accumulates, spreading through the spleen and the lymph nodes and through the peripheral nervous system into the central nervous system.
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Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Andrew lost a few ribs, his spleen, and half a lung, and is lucky to be alive.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
Elder told the outlet those who sought medical attention at UMC had injuries ranging from severe head injuries and lacerated spleens to bullet grazes and multiple broken bones.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
The victim, Joseph Lynskey, suffered a skull fracture, broken ribs and a ruptured spleen.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Andrew lost a few ribs, his spleen, and half a lung, and is lucky to be alive.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
Elder told the outlet those who sought medical attention at UMC had injuries ranging from severe head injuries and lacerated spleens to bullet grazes and multiple broken bones.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
The victim, Joseph Lynskey, suffered a skull fracture, broken ribs and a ruptured spleen.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spleen
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President Donald Trump has reacted with anger after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a new 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States, in response to a wave of tariffs on Canadian goods.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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This has allowed our sibling relationship to remain intact and there is no resentment or anger.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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There are plenty of GMs out there who try to emulate Lamoriello as far as trying to keep any news from leaking or keeping a close watch on what’s posted on social media, but the difference with Lou is that his rules are not enforced with malice or high emotion.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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To a degree surprising for those who think of the Trump administration as a mere composite of malice, nihilism, and chaos, its Ukraine policy seems orchestrated, with three big pieces dropping yesterday alone.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Vance’s speech spurred the Europeans to unite in their indignation.—
Simon Shuster/Berlin,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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If Jude’s previous two fiction films were Molotov cocktails of indignation, his latest secretes a kind of scentless poison that gets at the banality with which social injustices are processed and rationalized.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Its identity can help ensure correct venom is prescribed.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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They are known as some of the most dangerous animals in the sea due to their extremely powerful venom, and several people in Australia have died after being bitten by one, according to the Australian Museum.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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From multimillion-dollar fines to class-action lawsuits to public outrage, the consequences of mishandling tracking pixels are piling up fast.—
Jacques Nack,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Local news outlet 10 News First captured footage of her wildlife interference that sparked international outrage.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Even if those two men didn’t make it out of Europe alive, the unspeakable acts carried out in the name of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich would still live on in infamy, reminding humanity what blind hatred and xenophobia could lead to if a society wasn’t careful.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Such avant-garde court designs certainly are the rage these days.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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In these moments, an intense, nearly existential bewilderment sets in, usually followed by rage.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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In spite of widespread problems with unaffordable housing and car insurance, consumer spending had been holding up.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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But in spite of his power, the Red Hulk could still make sense on the team.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Spleen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spleen. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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