as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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Recent Examples of irate
Instead, the man became more irate and was escorted out by multiple Asheville Police officers.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Clad in a dark jacket, an irate Duterte protested his arrest after arrival in Manila and asked authorities the legal basis of his detention.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
And right now, much of the country is irate at the U.S. over tariffs that took effect just after midnight Tuesday.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
As much as irate Mavs fans do not want to see this, this hike is consistent with other clubs around the NBA.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Clad in a dark jacket, an irate Duterte protested his arrest after arrival in Manila and asked authorities the legal basis of his detention.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
And right now, much of the country is irate at the U.S. over tariffs that took effect just after midnight Tuesday.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
As much as irate Mavs fans do not want to see this, this hike is consistent with other clubs around the NBA.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate
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People who were paying close attention to certain corners of the internet saw this reality coming more than a decade ago in Gamergate, in which an angry online mob waged a virulent harassment campaign against women and diversity in the video game industry.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Republican members meet angry crowds The vast majority of Republican lawmakers have cheered on the changes to the federal government spearheaded by Trump's advisor, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Launching into her response, Willians soon became indignant, then emotional as her answer veered into a discussion of Morrissey and the judge who deemed a guardian necessary.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tendrils of hypocrisy appear in 2025 over baseball’s continuing ban of Rose as sports leagues including MLB climb into bed with betting sportsbooks and reap millions from them, while simultaneously acting all aghast and indignant that a player of theirs might dip a toe in gambling.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Martin’s work has taken on a furious pace in the past few months amid the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion protocols and health, welfare and Medicaid cuts that will fall hard on vulnerable Black Americans.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Leafs hatched a furious last-minute comeback to force overtime, only to lose 6-5 in a shootout to the Sharks, Toronto’s second such loss to San Jose this month.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Also, your brother-in-law is mad at the wrong person.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Locally, contract negotiations between Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are getting pretty mad as well.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Officers reviewed ballistic evidence and security camera footage and broadcast a description of two suspects fleeing in a motor vehicle.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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In total, the Russians used nearly 70 missiles, both cruise and ballistic, as well as almost 200 attack drones.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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