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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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Earth upon Earth has opened and already come to the iced or flaming end of everything except sludge or scales or fur.—
Julie Swarstad Johnson,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Related article People are angry at Gen Z taking photos of airport trays.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral.—
Made by History,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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The Houston transfer has shades of Brandon Aiyuk in his game, and ran a blazing 4.29 40-yard dash at the combine.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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Before a single note is sung, the outing is already off to a blazing start.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Middleton was said to be extremely sore the past few days, but considering what could have happened when Bo Horvat pushed him from behind so far from the boards, that’s relatively good news.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Power forward Aaron Gordon was also questionable with an illness and a sore right calf.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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 enthusiasm was ignited by the Chinese government’s signal of wide-ranging stimulus measures in a bid to revive growth and avoid continued stagnation.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
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
Adjective
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And the maddest thing of all is the AI Generator, who wants to marry her!—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The other tuna dodged their dead companions with a flick of the tail and continued their mad carousel.—
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Inflamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflamed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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