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enraging

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verb

present participle of enrage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enraging
Adjective
  • Very few things are more infuriating than Wi-Fi that lags mid-stream or puts the freeze on your video call.
    Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That sounds like an infuriating way to look at a painting.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The prequel will introduce his family and girlfriend and the events that led up to his victory, notorious for angering the Capitol elite.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Reports suggest that some Republican lawmakers are frustrated with Musk’s bluster and that the DOGE approach to slashing the federal bureaucracy is angering constituents and making lawmakers less popular in their districts.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Anime and manga imagined both dystopian and utopian futures, using stories that were nostalgic, upsetting, or a blend of both to process collective trauma.
    Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The idea of bringing new people to CMS, where hundreds of employees were recently fired as part of a sweeping reduction in force (RIF) at HHS, was upsetting to those who were present at the meeting.
    Leah Feiger, Wired News, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Enraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enraging. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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