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1
as in to infuriate
to make angry
the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor
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2
as in to ignite
to set (something) on fire
a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can
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Recent Examples of inflame
With unemployment near a tight 4%, the challenge isn’t just creating jobs but sustaining quality employment without inflaming inflation or creating toxic trade wars.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The security of Supreme Court justices has become an increasingly worrisome issue as the court’s rulings have inflamed partisan and ideological tensions.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Barrett's esophagus occurs when the lining of the esophagus, the tube that runs from the throat to the stomach, is inflamed.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
And the Trump administration enacted a round of new import tariffs on Tuesday, inflaming a trade war with its top trading partners, including Canada and Mexico.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The security of Supreme Court justices has become an increasingly worrisome issue as the court’s rulings have inflamed partisan and ideological tensions.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Barrett's esophagus occurs when the lining of the esophagus, the tube that runs from the throat to the stomach, is inflamed.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
And the Trump administration enacted a round of new import tariffs on Tuesday, inflaming a trade war with its top trading partners, including Canada and Mexico.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflame
Verb
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Trump's economic war and annexation threats have infuriated Canadians.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The show also features breakout performances from Isa Briones, who plays the infuriating Dr. Trinity Santos, Gerran Howell as the bumbling student doctor Dennis Whitaker, and Taylor Dearden as the sensitive and quirky Dr. Melissa King.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Officials said both fires were ignited by human activity and neither were contained as of Monday night.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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This is particularly the case in healthcare, where a singular experience ignites a passion to fix a very real problem.—
Mark Francis,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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President Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state have greatly angered Canadians.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The craft retailer, which already closed 800 stores across the U.S. in February, has consumers angered by the terms and conditions of their going-out-of-business sales.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Engage Your Senses In a shared office environment, playing loud music or lighting a scented candle is frowned upon.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Think of those who sit in the dark and wait their turn, hoping and waiting for a light to light their path.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The gallery owner, Mariana, is both despondent and enraged.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Justice denied Problems exposed in the unit have enraged victims and frustrated prosecutors and judges.—
Donna McGuire,
Ian Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
Verb
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First, coffee is significantly more acidic than matcha, which can irritate some people's stomachs or cause heartburn.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
26 Mar. 2025
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She’s disillusioned with her boyfriend and irritated by her mother.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
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Smith stressed that no shots were fired during the incident.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2025
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On the last day of the season, when the apprentices had been winnowed from 16 to two, then-emcee Donald Trump fired Annie on national television in favor of the comedienne Joan Rivers.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Inflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflame. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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