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feeling or showing anger the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad

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Recent Examples of mad
Adjective
Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025 Forest Whitaker’s mad rebel fighter, Saw Gerrera, is in both seasons of the show. Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Asking Eric: My letter was for her own good but now my friend is mad at me Asking Eric: My letter was for her own good but now my friend is mad at me Miss Manners: Someone should teach Gen Z how to do a toast Kurtenbach: Jed York is coming out of the shadows. Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 While Nigerians are upset with economic conditions, most are not mad at Dangote. John Hyatt, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Noun
  • President Donald Trump has reacted with anger after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a new 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States, in response to a wave of tariffs on Canadian goods.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Customers have been loudly expressing their frustration and anger.
    Forrester, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ford calls for export taxes on Canadian oil Trump’s trade war and his talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state have infuriated Canadians, who are booing the American national anthem at NHL and NBA games.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Tennis is an infuriating sport, and most players, amateur or professional, will have experienced flashes of self-loathing.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Vance’s speech spurred the Europeans to unite in their indignation.
    Simon Shuster/Berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
  • If Jude’s previous two fiction films were Molotov cocktails of indignation, his latest secretes a kind of scentless poison that gets at the banality with which social injustices are processed and rationalized.
    Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • That decision immediately enraged Venezuelans in South Florida who have temporary protections from deportation, who now fear they will be sent back to a nation that has suffered economic collapse under Maduro’s authoritarian rule.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
  • During a town hall meeting on Thursday, Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) met with hundreds of attendees enraged over his support for DOGE, which is run by Trump appointee Elon Musk.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Such avant-garde court designs certainly are the rage these days.
    Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In these moments, an intense, nearly existential bewilderment sets in, usually followed by rage.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of getting annoyed, try again a few minutes later and remember, never vent your frustration to your cats.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Since then, Lorenzo had been aggressive in pushing the Pinos to seek better medical expertise to get to the bottom of Tatiana’s health problems — an effort that reportedly annoyed Sergio.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The firings sparked an increase in posts to a Reddit channel for federal government workers, which urged those who were frustrated and recently laid off to refocus their fury and consider running for public office instead.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Then, in September, 1885, in Rock Springs, the fury spilled over.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the victim’s family were outraged by the offer, and a Superior Court judge rejected the deal.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Rights groups have been outraged over the hijab law and the cruel ways it is enforced.
    Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025

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