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as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied
a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities
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as in stormed
to express one's anger usually violently
the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
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Recent Examples of bristled
Scores of phones were held aloft to record the spectacle as the room bristled with a mixture of excitement and sheer bewilderment.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
But he was really bristled up from the rut.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2024
Lebanese people who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday bristled at Netanyahu’s warning, with some also mocking the footage of Israeli soldiers planting the flag in the southern village of Maroun Al-Ras.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The union had previously argued for years that publishing actors’ true birth dates could limit their employment prospects, while LGBTQ groups bristled at the database’s practice of publishing birth names of transgender people.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
States must typically invite federal investigators to assess potential bird-flu cases in person, and some have bristled at the prospect of letting federal officials onto farms.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
But he was really bristled up from the rut.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2024
Lebanese people who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday bristled at Netanyahu’s warning, with some also mocking the footage of Israeli soldiers planting the flag in the southern village of Maroun Al-Ras.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The union had previously argued for years that publishing actors’ true birth dates could limit their employment prospects, while LGBTQ groups bristled at the database’s practice of publishing birth names of transgender people.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
States must typically invite federal investigators to assess potential bird-flu cases in person, and some have bristled at the prospect of letting federal officials onto farms.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
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Some Israelis demand cease-fire deal, return of hostages Netanyahu faces mounting pressure and criticism from Israelis frustrated with the lack of a cease-fire deal to secure the release of the around 100 remaining hostages in Gaza as the war has raged for more than a year.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Early this year, the company had a PR problem as angry customers raged online about higher menu prices.Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Also overnight Tuesday, Ukrainian forces struck an oil-loading pipeline which burst alight near the city of Bryansk, 60 miles north of the Ukrainian border, according to Ukraine's General Staff.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Or Shamar Joseph bursting through Australia in Brisbane.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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While the offense hummed for most of the game, the defense struggled to neutralize Allen.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Thick swarms of black flies hummed and knocked against the windows of an idling car, while crows and vultures waited nearby — eyeballing the taut and bloated carcasses roasting in the October heat.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Bristled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bristled. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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