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1
as in flaming
being on fire
the inflamed hillsides in one of the largest wildfires in the state's history
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2
as in angry
feeling or showing anger
he gets red-faced when he's inflamed enough
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also enflamed
1
as in angered
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 burnt
to set (something) on fire
a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can
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Recent Examples of inflamed
Carley Millhone, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
Pink eye is what occurs when the thin membrane that lines the white of the eye and the eyelid becomes infected and inflamed.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Before resolving the details, though, the woman becomes inflamed by an old source of jealousy and leaves her partner.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
While some cysts remain stable, others grow and become inflamed.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Psoriasis This autoimmune skin condition can cause inflamed, mildly itchy, and scaly lesions—and your brows are no exception.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
In plantar fasciitis, the tough tissue at the bottom of the foot that connects the heel to the toes is inflamed.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
My skin was so inflamed and the HS tunneling started all around my groin.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 16 Dec. 2024
When mucus linings are inflamed or dried out, blood vessels become exposed.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
People with open skin lesions, inflamed acne or skin, raised scars, skin cancer, and rosacea should avoid dermaplanning.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
Pink eye is what occurs when the thin membrane that lines the white of the eye and the eyelid becomes infected and inflamed.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Before resolving the details, though, the woman becomes inflamed by an old source of jealousy and leaves her partner.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
While some cysts remain stable, others grow and become inflamed.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Psoriasis This autoimmune skin condition can cause inflamed, mildly itchy, and scaly lesions—and your brows are no exception.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
In plantar fasciitis, the tough tissue at the bottom of the foot that connects the heel to the toes is inflamed.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
My skin was so inflamed and the HS tunneling started all around my groin.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 16 Dec. 2024
When mucus linings are inflamed or dried out, blood vessels become exposed.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflamed
Adjective
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Use fire itself, not as a flaming wood chipper, but as a transmuting presence to which much of the landscape may already be adapted, a process that can massage the biota, not just blast it away.—
Stephen A. Pyne,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Flo Milli is closing out 2024 with yet another flaming hot freestyle.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Dec. 2024
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Accept Your Child's Anger When your child has an angry outburst, acknowledge it.—
Miriam Foley,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
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During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead an angry mob to change the course of history.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Very quickly, Nate learns to use his affliction to his advantage via such methods as grabbing a blazing hot frying pan and pummeling his stunned opponent with it during a kitchen fight.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Our players have to dangle from the helicopter and drop their winnings into a blazing ring of fire to double their earnings.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Bachelor host Jesse Palmer's cheeks are still sore after chubby bunny match with Grant Producers overestimated our interest in Carolina Seriously, guys?—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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State of play: Cantrell's travel has been a sore spot during her second term.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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The controversy ignited when Al-Shaair delivered a late, hard hit on Lawrence while the quarterback slid on a second-quarter play in the Texans’ Week 13 win over the Jags.—
Rebecca Tauber,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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The Commanders' 30-24 overtime victory over the Falcons, led by Daniels' stellar performance, secured their spot in the postseason and ignited further dialogue about their controversial branding history.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Staff Pick: The mad scramble for backyard eggs Naeema Fineley's backyard chicken coop in Georgia.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Inflamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflamed. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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