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as in enraged
feeling or showing anger incensed residents demanded that the police apprehend the punks who vandalized the cemetery

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verb (1)

past tense of incense

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verb (2)

past tense of incense
as in scented
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences

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Recent Examples of incensed
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Those on the right flank were incensed that the budget resolution included a lower spending cut minimum for Senate committees compared to House panels — concerned that the upper chamber would reign supreme. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025 This came after Longoria claimed Marseille were the victims of corruption following their 3-0 defeat by Auxerre on February 22, where he was incensed by referee Jeremy Stinat’s decision to show a second yellow card to defender Derek Cornelius. Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 Those on the right flank were incensed that the budget resolution included a lower spending cut minimum for Senate committees compared to House panels — concerned that the upper chamber would reign supreme. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025 This came after Longoria claimed Marseille were the victims of corruption following their 3-0 defeat by Auxerre on February 22, where he was incensed by referee Jeremy Stinat’s decision to show a second yellow card to defender Derek Cornelius. Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The House conservatives, however, were incensed that the Senate’s framework included different spending cut minimums for each chamber. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 The House conservatives, however, were incensed that the Senate’s framework included different spending cut minimums for each chamber. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 First, those on the right flank are incensed that the budget resolution includes different spending cut minimums for each chamber. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025 First, those on the right flank are incensed that the budget resolution includes different spending cut minimums for each chamber. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incensed
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  • 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
  • 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
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  • And the prime minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, said in an indignant statement that there would be no meetings between U.S. officials and Greenland’s government.
    Tim Balk, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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  • At that point, a furious Boone earned himself an ejection from home plate ump Adam Beck, whose zone the manager already had complaints about.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Davis had 23 points at Viejas Arena in a game the Spartans led by 21 before a furious Aztecs rally produced for an improbable 71-68 victory.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Biggest of thanks to Sana, Brad, Kevin, Lou, Aaron, Justin, Charlie, Vincent, Deb, Jon and the whole mad circus.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Anyone who is mad about that needs to look at life from a higher perspective.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • On sale for 36 percent off, it’s made with slash-proof, ballistic nylon fabric along with pickpocket-deterring zipper locks.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The request was granted, and as a result of the subsequent search, detectives confiscated an AR-15-style rifle, a handgun, ammunition, and a ballistic vest from the residence.
    Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025

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