as in to enrage
to implant bitter feelings in
thoughtless, self-indulgent antics that only managed to envenom his teammates
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Testing the Constitution will further envenom the atmosphere.
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Conrad Black, National Review, 15 Sep. 2020
Conrad Black, National Review, 15 Sep. 2020
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Lo hurls enraged texts and emails at my lawyer, and also at John, the location manager.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The firestorm has enraged Netanyahu’s political opponents and families of the hostages.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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The decision, which shifted the unfolding narrative of the race, angered the Trump campaign and caused consternation internally at the network.Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Campaign Hey, Tony Hinchcliffe managed to anger the entire country with one comment.Cate Martel, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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Beginning in the wake of Toby Fleishman’s divorce, the series appears at first to be very uncomplicated, with the angry, embittered Toby (Jesse Eisenberg) rebounding his way through New York City while ranting about his workaholic ex-wife, Rachel (Claire Danes).Lindsay Kusiak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
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But with Republicans gaining control of the House and governor’s mansion the following year, that effort has since gone nowhere — embittering some unions against those who blocked it.Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
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That has infuriated licensed shops and growers, and sapped enough of their potential income that in California, for instance, the number of legal marijuana growers and brands is down 70 percent — and many shuttered companies owe millions in back taxes to the state, according to reporting by SFGate.Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Just like that, the race changed in a seismic way, infuriating Trump, who had built his campaign around running against Biden.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Williams was among a group of teens who showed up outside the Beaches Branch Library in Neptune Beach where early voting was taking place Tuesday afternoon and antagonized the sign wavers, Key said.Amanda Musa, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Since then, Musk has publicly criticized both the commission and antagonized its former head, Thierry Breton, who spearheaded the investigation into X before resigning this September.Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Envenom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envenom. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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