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Recent Examples of irritability Symptoms vary from headaches, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, and even depression. Jason Walker, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 These symptoms include fatigue, tender breasts, bloating, irritability, and depression that occur in the days leading up to a period. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024 According to the Cleveland Clinic, the possible side effects of Red 40 include: migraines, irritability, depression, hives, asthma, sneezing, watery eyes, skin irritation, allergic reaction, sneezing, and hyperactivity. Anne Michaud, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024 In a minority of patients, symptoms can be more severe and can include difficulty breathing, wheezing, irritability and dehydration. Omer Awan, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for irritability 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritability
Noun
  • The armor is part of Taiwan's broader efforts to strengthen its defenses amid increasing military aggression from China.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This is an aggression to look at someone with desire.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Wednesday's extraordinary display of Elon Musk's social media power saw the world's richest man funnel the anger of his hundreds of millions of online followers against a bipartisan compromise funding bill.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The outpouring of anger at health insurers following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continues a cycle of rage that dates back decades.
    Noam N. Levey, Fortune Well, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Symptoms include headaches, muscle and joint pain, chills, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light.
    Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, its vivid, expressive prose also explores how aesthetic beauty can cover stomach-churning abuse, while Lin’s rich literary allusions reveal her sensitivity to language and her critical interest in developing a Taiwanese cultural heritage.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The fourth album by these Philadelphia punks is a pristine work in the Sleater-Kinney tradition of petulance: Noise and vulnerability surge in exquisite counterpoint; guitars crunch as satisfyingly as an autumn leaf under one’s heel.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The sense of entitlement and petulance on display is staggering.
    Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In January, the World Bank and Ipsos, a market research firm, estimated that nearly 60% of Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure had been damaged or destroyed by hostilities.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Soon afterward, the U.S. said the system would not be deployed to Ukraine, with deputy Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh telling reporters that the war between Russia and Ukraine differed to hostilities in the Middle East.
    Michael D. Carroll AND Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Trump has skated again and could care less about their indignation.
    Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Trowbridge is so concerned that he’s posted officers at both of her residences (something Dennison describes with arid indignation as a spectacular misuse of public monies).
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Irritability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritability. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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