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annoyed

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verb

past tense of annoy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of annoyed
Adjective
Sometimes, political leadership requires uncommon courage, especially when faced with annoyed and embarrassed constituents, caught and fined for driving recklessly. John Seng, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025 The corporate executive grew increasingly annoyed by the beauty industry’s neglect of melanated skin needs. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Since then, Lorenzo had been aggressive in pushing the Pinos to seek better medical expertise to get to the bottom of Tatiana’s health problems — an effort that reportedly annoyed Sergio. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025 How Mom Reacted to Her Mother-in-Law's Shocking Behavior Still, mom seemed to keep her cool despite being annoyed. Sarah Bregel, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for annoyed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annoyed
Adjective
  • The less time people spend playing creative director, the less time everyone else will spend being irritated.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
  • If your skin barrier is particularly irritated, this cleansing oil will soothe irritation and redness.
    Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.
    John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • And Kenna Harrington plays the smart but exasperated strategist Mark.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • That produced an exasperated response from Senate Democrats, who spoke on the floor late into the night Wednesday to highlight the impact the funding freeze ordered by Trump’s budget office would have on communities around the country.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Pacers pulled off an upset series win against a then No. 3 seed Bucks in six games last year without Giannis Antetokounmpo.
    Homero De la Fuente, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Fifty-eight percent of the bets are on Silva to win, while 71 percent of the money is on a Mitchell upset.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His angry toss of the rosin bag to a spot several feet from the pitcher’s mound during Sunday’s game was an indication of his disappointment.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Abby’s Motivations – Last night, players saw that the show was saying right away that Abby was a Firefly and was angry at Joel for all his murders at the hospital, decimating the entire organization.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In the sixth inning, India re-aggravated the injury after reaching base on a one-out walk.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
  • However, the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad aggravated already tense relations between Turkey and Israel, with their conflicting interests pushing the relationship toward a possible collision course.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025

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“Annoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annoyed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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