as in angry
feeling or showing anger
angered residents demanded to know why their street hadn't been plowed three days after the snowstorm
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as in infuriated
to make angry
it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known
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Recent Examples of angered
Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
China’s military exercises around Taiwan, a democracy of 23 million people, have become increasingly frequent in recent years and have tended to coincide with events that have angered Beijing.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
The bill has angered the French left, who view it as a means of appeasing far-right lawmakers in parliament.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Google’s move to limit news access surprised and angered Newsom, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
The Dallas Motion Picture Classification Board angered studios while driving local residents to other markets to see the latest motion pictures.
—Lisa Laman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
Her mother is a devout Christian whose relentless proselytizing has long oppressed and angered her.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
The day after receiving the endorsement, Gallego angered some Arizona progressives by calling for the Department of Justice not to pursue further federal oversight of the Phoenix Police Department.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Instead falling debris injured a few guests, and the noise and smoke angered nearby residents.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
The trip to Moscow angered EU and NATO leaders, and Jens Stoltenberg, then the secretary general of the transatlantic defense alliance, said Orbán's visit did not represent the bloc or its Ukraine policies.
—Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
China’s military exercises around Taiwan, a democracy of 23 million people, have become increasingly frequent in recent years and have tended to coincide with events that have angered Beijing.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
The bill has angered the French left, who view it as a means of appeasing far-right lawmakers in parliament.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Google’s move to limit news access surprised and angered Newsom, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
The Dallas Motion Picture Classification Board angered studios while driving local residents to other markets to see the latest motion pictures.
—Lisa Laman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
Her mother is a devout Christian whose relentless proselytizing has long oppressed and angered her.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
The day after receiving the endorsement, Gallego angered some Arizona progressives by calling for the Department of Justice not to pursue further federal oversight of the Phoenix Police Department.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Instead falling debris injured a few guests, and the noise and smoke angered nearby residents.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angered
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However, what violent extremists perceive as a tacit nod of approval — based on Trump’s own violent rhetoric — could lead to a surge in domestic terrorism in a country that remains anxious, angry and well-armed.Colin P. Clarke, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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But his future was in question after the party suffered its worst election defeat in more than a decade, losing support from voters angry about corruption scandals and the rising cost of living.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Others enraged by Bobba’s comments targeted the founders online — a response Liu has since condemned.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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And that has enraged the country.NBC News, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
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Many Disney employees were outraged by the bill, and because the company’s largest theme park is based in the state, there was massive internal pressure on then-CEO Bob Chapek to speak out against it.Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
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Vance is equally fluent in the language of the national élite, and therefore knows how to get the national media to cover his crazy theories, and how to get national people outraged by them.David Fontana, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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With her heavy black bangs and penchant for dressing like a paper doll from the 1960s, the comedian is loud, indignant, and ready to entrap both spirits and audience members.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024
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Western capitals were indignant, of course, but failed to notice that the Turkish leader had voiced a sentiment shared widely at home.Piotr Zalewski, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2014
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An engineer at the company, Charlie Ward, was annoyed with Amazon’s Super Saving Shipping service, which offered customers free shipping if their order was $25 or more.Brian Solis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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Someone eating off my plate definitely annoyed me in most situations, but this felt different.Jodie Platt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The videos, and the furious reaction from Trump supporters, illustrate two key facets of the US presidential campaign.Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Venus, reportedly furious, threatened to take them to court to seek full custody of the children.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Then, like clockwork, a bunch of Democrats got mad.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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In a video conference call with his military leaders, the Russian president said the drills would include practice launches of nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles to simulate how officials would act in case such arms were required.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Together with other systems like David's Sling, which is designed to intercept ballistic and cruise missiles, Israel's Iron Dome is part of a nationwide missile-defense shield over the country, whose residents live under the near-constant threat of attack from its neighbors.Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Angered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angered. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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