truculence
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Definition of truculence
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Synonyms & Antonyms for truculence
Synonyms
aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, fight, militance, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness
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Examples of truculence in a Sentence
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Trump’s trade war, meanwhile, doesn’t seem to be based on any consistent purpose except truculence. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, "Column: Slowing to a 2.1% annual growth rate, Trump’s economy comes off its sugar high," 26 July 2019 One can agree that this says something unpleasant about the Furtwängler persona, suggesting a nearly atavistic truculence. — Joseph Horowitz, WSJ, "‘Wilhelm Furtwängler’ Review: Apostle of Inwardness," 3 Aug. 2018 Trump’s willingness to meet with Kim — despite their history of mutual truculence — speaks to his real desire to resolve this longstanding issue. — Evan Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump-Kim summit may be more warm-up act than finale," 11 June 2018 The girl, indignant, gathers up the clothes and stalks away; there’s a genuine truculence in her step. — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, "Turning Points: Three Movies Centering on Young Women," 13 Apr. 2018 Redstone’s truculence is reminiscent of her father Sumner, who built his media empire around Viacom cable networks MTV and Nickelodeon, later adding CBS and Paramount film studios. — Edmund Lee, Recode, "Shari Redstone is facing off against Les Moonves in a battle to run CBS-Viacom," 11 Apr. 2018 The swerving between cooperation and truculence has reflected how Trump has handled the investigation, leaving even some allies scratching their heads. — Chris Megerian, latimes.com, "Trump personal attorney John Dowd resigns in shake-up of president's legal team," 22 Mar. 2018 This mix of resentment and truculence strikes a chord with many Russians. — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, "For newly reelected Putin, it's all about making Russia great again," 19 Mar. 2018 Give no ground to your critics, Mr. Bannon urged the president, with characteristic truculence. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: The elites strike back — getting under Trump’s skin," 21 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'truculence.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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