In parts, the debate over climate change has got very ugly, coarse, vituperative and personal.

BBC: Canberra's season of protest

This last maneuver sent the House spinning into a high-volume and vituperative debate on the eve of the Thanksgiving recess.

NPR: Murtha's Moment: Not Soon Forgotten

The blogs' vituperative retaliation frightens some victims, such as a corporate recruiter in Malaysia who talked to FORBES but asked to go unnamed in this story.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Furthermore, a recent study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that vituperative comments on science articles affected how people perceived the validity of the science.

WSJ: The Debate Over Online Anonymity

The response from opponents of the government's controversial proposal, who claim the tax will damage the Australian economy and hit ordinary Australians with increased bills, has been vituperative.

BBC: The great 'Cate Debate'

While Rosa is an acid-tongued woman who feeds on a steady diet of vituperative remarks, Hans is a quiet and steady soul, whose poetry is shown when he plays the piano accordion.

FORBES: Reading: The Book Thief

In essence, his newly-published book, which is also vituperative about key IMF figures, accuses the Fund of being the puppet of Washington and Wall Street, prescribing policies wholly inappropriate to emerging-market economies in trouble.

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