MALIGNANCY Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

malignancy

noun

mə-ˈlig-nən(t)-sē

Definition of malignancy

as in malice

the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm her irrepressible malignancy was such that she even attacked her friends behind their backs

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Recent Examples of malignancy Yes, daraxonrasib is being studied by researchers as a potential treatment for additional malignancies caused by RAS mutations. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 June 2026 According to Choplain, the most likely scenario now is that Abivax will wait for the full data set, which is expected to be disclosed in October, to gain more granularity and confirm that the malignancies are not related to the treatment. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 2 June 2026 And a rigorous screening protocol for LFS patients developed by David Malkin, a protege of Fraumeni and Li, helps detect early-stage malignancies, improving the odds of treating them and prolonging lives. — Lawrence Ingrassia, STAT, 26 June 2026 And in 2025, UCSD researchers were awarded $25 million to develop biomarkers capable of anticipating tumor evolution and predicting how malignancies will respond to treatment. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for malignancy

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But on Wednesday, the jury in the latest trial found that MGA had not acted with malice, meaning no punitive damages would be awarded.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
The company’s own investigation points less to malice than to a process that never engaged.

— Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of malice

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Public Luxury is less a dissertation on those tenets than an emotional response to the struggle to achieve it—mouths dripping with venom, eyes swollen with tears, hearts heavy with love.

— Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
One common misconception is that lionfish are inedible because of their venom.

— Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026

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According to the Sheriff’s Office, a judge released Cruz on his own recognizance June 4 following his arraignment on felony animal cruelty charges in Sacramento Superior Court.

— Velvet Wu July 1, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
At one point, the narrator, embarrassed by his own act of cruelty, gives a sobbing woman all his money and then leaves her alone in a hotel room.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

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