as in satirical
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers
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Recent Examples of corrosive
Many people are worried about President-Elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming administration’s corrosive effects on democracy.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Any willingness to limit its corrosive power has yet to arrive.
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—Derek Newton, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Law and Hoult give emotionally detailed, deeply felt performances that partly work against type, while the film’s unblinking portrait of the seductive, corrosive power of hate gives it a power that rises above a typical cat-and-mouse policier.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Police arrested Dean three days later and charged him with assault causing grievous bodily harm and throwing a corrosive substance with intent to maim, burn or disfigure.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Any willingness to limit its corrosive power has yet to arrive.
Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Law and Hoult give emotionally detailed, deeply felt performances that partly work against type, while the film’s unblinking portrait of the seductive, corrosive power of hate gives it a power that rises above a typical cat-and-mouse policier.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Police arrested Dean three days later and charged him with assault causing grievous bodily harm and throwing a corrosive substance with intent to maim, burn or disfigure.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrosive
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As the group grows, so do the number of sarcastic or unserious posts and comments within it.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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His gibes at China on X were often aggressive and sarcastic.Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The show isn't satiric so much as amused by the absurd lengths to which the Kaylas of our society will go in pursuit of self-definition.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Researchers suggest that this type of water can help neutralize the adverse effects of acidic diets and prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
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How To Clean Your Microwave Using Lemon The acidic nature of lemon juice helps break down dirt and grime while also offering a fresh scent, so using a lemon to clean a microwave is an easy choice.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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Since azaleas are acid soil-loving plants, pine needles, aged pine bark, or leaf mold are ideal mulches.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Last year, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fined Intel for failing to control air emissions of acid gases at its Hillsboro chip production facility.Arlene Blum, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Excerpted from 18 months of audio recordings obtained by the director, Michael Gracey, Williams’s caustic, often vulnerable narration is the melody that refreshes and enriches the movie’s otherwise familiar beats of pop-star meltdown and resurrection.Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Is this feud really an issue of control, competition, or a caustic relationship?Chris Westfall, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Middle Tennessee actor talks near-death experience Flying into a barbed wire fence at 11.Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Corrosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrosive. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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