as in infuriating
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as in angering
to make angry
the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy
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as in scenting
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 incensing
John Parkinson, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Amid the crackdown, Renee Good, 37, and Alex Pretti, 37, were both shot and killed by federal immigration authorities in separate confrontations, incensing large swaths of the nation.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
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On the other hand, the Department of Justice redacted the names of several people who are not survivors -- incensing not only members of Congress but also survivors of Epstein's crimes who charge that the administration is engaged in a cover-up.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Amid the crackdown, Renee Good, 37, and Alex Pretti, 37, were both shot and killed by federal immigration authorities in separate confrontations, incensing large swaths of the nation.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incensing
Adjective
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Given the recent spate of attacks on Jewish institutions in America and around the globe, how infuriating that Congress refuses to settle its funding dispute over the Department of Homeland Security.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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An infuriating drama about the indifference of power to the individual, Paths of Glory is both a war movie and a courtroom thriller.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Surely there was something more beneath all this mild pleasantness, some edge of resentment, a few shards of indignation on the brink of cutting through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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To his astonishment — and culinary indignation — the screen returned an absolute void.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Gosling voices the film’s thought-provoking questions about victimization and villainy with full commitment, and his rigidity — that tall posture, those limitless eyes — add another layer to the work.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Collections and designers put their best foot forward, delivering high-caliber collections — some were uplifting, others were thought-provoking, most were both.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Earlier this month, the City Council OK’d measures for a roughly 1,000-acre data center campus that has also drawn the ire of numerous area residents.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Concern over the month-old war against the Iranian regime will also be fueling protesters’ ire.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hasan Piker's emergence as a Democratic campaign surrogate has split the party between those who see him as a crucial bridge to millions of young voters and those who view his inflammatory rhetoric as a liability that could cost elections.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The White House has dismissed comparisons of the president to fascists as inflammatory and inaccurate.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet session after session, the result has been the same — agencies receive their annual appropriations, public outrage over long security lines and flight delays fades, legislation languishes and workers have no guarantees their paychecks won't stop coming again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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No amount of outrageousness can mask the outrage.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Jurors heard arguments from attorneys on the case after the verdicts were read to determine if aggravating factors apply at sentencing.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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Court records show the aggravating circumstances mean a criminal sentence would have to adhere to the upper bound of sentencing requirements.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My refusal to accept his drinking has led him to cast his wrath upon me on occasion.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mullin will also face congressional Democrats’ wrath as lawmakers on Capitol Hill have already begun to investigate DHS for the massive contracts to individuals and companies that were inexperienced, had connections to Noem’s staff, or contained other irregularities.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Incensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incensing. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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