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as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
that kind of rude treatment from a young person makes me rankle
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as in to infuriate
to make angry
it rankles me when some schools can't even afford paper and pencils for the students
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Recent Examples of rankle
This isn’t Perplexity’s first time rankling a publisher.
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Her reporting sometimes rankles local government officials, according to court papers, including the Laredo Police Department.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
Matt Mahan San Jose’s mayor is rankling fellow Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom with his strong support of Prop 36, a ballot measure to increase prison time for fentanyl and retail theft.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
The Boxer is always rankled and always on guard, with eyes that seem to dart and search for opportunity.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Her reporting sometimes rankles local government officials, according to court papers, including the Laredo Police Department.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
Matt Mahan San Jose’s mayor is rankling fellow Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom with his strong support of Prop 36, a ballot measure to increase prison time for fentanyl and retail theft.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
The Boxer is always rankled and always on guard, with eyes that seem to dart and search for opportunity.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
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Combining over 15 advanced cooking functions—from slow cooking, steaming, and chopping to kneading, frying, and sous-vide cooking—this device simplifies meal preparation without compromising quality.New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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This one is small enough to pack in a suitcase, and for steaming a few of his cotton shirts at a time.Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
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Gus was abusive towards her mother and that along with her mother’s acceptance of his behavior infuriated Nikki.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The practices, which increasingly rely on technology, including artificial intelligence, can infuriate patients and providers alike.Tami Luhby, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Franklin Fire started raging through the coastal California town on Monday, growing to nearly 4,000 acres by Wednesday afternoon.Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Her son left the family home in Hasaka in northern Syria in 2013 during one of the many escalations of the war which had at that point been raging for more than two years.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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The trip angered China, which claims Taiwan as its own.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
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The source warned that Ernst would enrage Trump’s MAGA base if she’s viewed as the senator responsible for sinking Hegseth’s nomination.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Any incursion into Mexico would enrage a population still angered by U.S. invasions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Someone who has developed cysts is still susceptible to S. aureus or other bacteria that cause boils.Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
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Even boiling freshwater from thermal springs is not beyond their capabilities.Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Husband and father Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) uproots an oversized Christmas tree, decorates his house with enough lights to cause a citywide power outage, and wrangles annoying family members, all in the hope of forcing a perfect Christmas.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Rankle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rankle. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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