1
as in brutality
the use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property
an act of violence caused the window to be shattered
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2
as in intensity
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)
taken aback by the violence of her denial of any wrongdoing
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as in emotion
depth of feeling
some people were taken aback by the violence with which the magazine's art critic attacked the exhibition
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Recent Examples of violence
There is also the cumulative stress of police work: the daily drips of violence, misery and death; the relentless staccato of calls that can spiral from mundane to dramatic in a split second.
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Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
To conservatives, the shift is a necessary course correction away from violence in the streets and crippling mandates that overburden police departments.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
Whether in the fight for basic social services from Medicaid to SNAP to the fight against police violence and the criminal legal system, the time for solidarity is now.
—Rod Adams, Essence, 25 May 2025
Loading your audio article The police killing of George Floyd five years ago was 2,000 miles away in Minneapolis, but the Bay Area heavily felt its influence, where simmering frustration over police violence spilled out into the streets in cities like San Jose and Oakland.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
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Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
To conservatives, the shift is a necessary course correction away from violence in the streets and crippling mandates that overburden police departments.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
Whether in the fight for basic social services from Medicaid to SNAP to the fight against police violence and the criminal legal system, the time for solidarity is now.
—Rod Adams, Essence, 25 May 2025
Loading your audio article The police killing of George Floyd five years ago was 2,000 miles away in Minneapolis, but the Bay Area heavily felt its influence, where simmering frustration over police violence spilled out into the streets in cities like San Jose and Oakland.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violence
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Trump’s allusions to police brutality – the very thing demonstrators were protesting – only seemed to rile them and underscore what was at stake.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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The jury has seen his brutality in the harrowing video at the InterContinental Hotel and photographs of her injuries.—
Elizabeth Geddes,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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Speaking with an intensity that belies the hippie-speak, Levi is still more of an Aaron Rodgers than a Roger Stone.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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The cone doesn’t represent the uncertainty associated with a storm forecast, nor the size or intensity of a storm.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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His evolution required alterations to his left-handed swing, learning how to channel his emotions, and even a few wake-up calls.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Everything gets harder when your emotions run wild and your judgment clouds.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Zverev, Tsitsipas, Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini, the Italian who had to miss this French Open through injury, were chief among them.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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What’s more, the injury is likely old, given that new tissue is already forming over the wound.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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Such scams exploit investor enthusiasm and poor regulation to inflate prices before insiders sell off their holdings.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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This campaign has energized consumption enthusiasm among younger demographics.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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Hamas and other militant groups kidnapped 251 people from Israel during the October 7, 2023 terror attacks.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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In the trailer, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Ackles) is recruited to be part of an elite team tasked with preventing a large scale terror attack in Los Angeles.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Soft area rugs provide comfort, warmth, and traction.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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Even cold-blooded animals, which rely on the environment for warmth, raise their temperature behaviorally.—
Harry Bernheim,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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“Violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violence. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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