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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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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
Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
The firing of five probationary employees with the hurricane hunters in late February enflamed those concerns.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Some Republicans who spoke to The Hill about that meeting said Vance unnecessarily enflamed the talks.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 8 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
Why do our ankles swell when they’re sprained or does our skin turn red — or inflamed — when it’s scraped?
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 4 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
Beneath those patches, the tongue and other tissue in the mouth is often red, inflamed, and sometimes bleeding.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Symptoms Scalp psoriasis causes scaly, inflamed skin patches on the scalp.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
The return to fighting has inflamed the debate in Israel over the fate of those held captive.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
The firing of five probationary employees with the hurricane hunters in late February enflamed those concerns.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Some Republicans who spoke to The Hill about that meeting said Vance unnecessarily enflamed the talks.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 8 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
Why do our ankles swell when they’re sprained or does our skin turn red — or inflamed — when it’s scraped?
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 4 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
Beneath those patches, the tongue and other tissue in the mouth is often red, inflamed, and sometimes bleeding.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Symptoms Scalp psoriasis causes scaly, inflamed skin patches on the scalp.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflamed
Adjective
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The Tigers have staged this flaming start thanks to their unique play style and positive culture and a bundle of comeback stories.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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That's pretty vague, but the season 2 teaser trailer highlights several of the aforementioned foes and woes, from a host of haunted dolls and a swarm of bees to a flaming, winged creature and the gnarly sight of Tyler (Hunter Doohan) in his Hyde form.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Parents and students said a substitute teacher chased, choked and hit a student after becoming angry in a fourth grade classroom at Meadowview.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Late in the second half, with Arminia three goals down, the travelling fans were so angry that Fabian Klos, the club legend from whom Corboz inherited the captaincy, had to persuade them not to invade the pitch.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The biggest thing that gives Golden a chance to shine is his blazing speed.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The physical evidence strongly suggested that rather than hiking across a blazing desert after enduring weeks of torment, Aimee had gotten out of a car and walked a short distance to be discovered.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The sore spot was red, swollen, and painful—and the boy and his mother had no idea what had caused it.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The $10,000 cap was a sore spot for many taxpayers in high tax states.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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The Table Rock Fire in Pickens County, northwest South Carolina, ignited Friday and has grown to more than 1,300 acres, the commission said in a Sunday night update.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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The fire ignited last week but grew rapidly over the weekend, fueled by low humidity and dry vegetation, officials said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mud puddles are courageous, too, when returning the unblinking, burning gaze of the sky’s white eye.—
contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
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Equal to Tesfaye’s navel-gazing, Shults uses every trick in the music-video playbook to conjure a vivid, ultra-saturated but not quite realistic universe where the Weeknd is a brightly burning sun everyone revolves around.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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And Just Like That is almost upon us—and with it, another series full of increasingly maximal, mad fashion choices.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
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The tale of a mad scientist, a famous painter and an undead woman’s journey of self-discovery.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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“Inflamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflamed. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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