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as in to anger
to make angry
the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor
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Recent Examples of roil
The ongoing controversy around Jeffrey Epstein has roiled the Trump administration for weeks, and at least one poll shows most Americans are not approving of how it is being handled.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Markets have been roiled by these potential tariffs, and stocks went into a slump not seen since 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the economy.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The college football season hasn’t started yet, but anticipation is already roiling for resumption of the Border War.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
In other news: Opinion: The bad decision to carry out two major transportation and utility projects simultaneously has roiled traffic in northeast Louisville, our Joe Gerth explains in his latest column.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Markets have been roiled by these potential tariffs, and stocks went into a slump not seen since 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the economy.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The college football season hasn’t started yet, but anticipation is already roiling for resumption of the Border War.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
In other news: Opinion: The bad decision to carry out two major transportation and utility projects simultaneously has roiled traffic in northeast Louisville, our Joe Gerth explains in his latest column.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
Verb
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Rumors swirled that the UF Board of Trustees would convene to remove Napier.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In light of Collins recently being hospitalized for knee surgery, his fans were actually jarred and angered by an AI image of McCartney supposedly visiting him under far more dire circumstances.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Russia stood back when Azerbaijan reclaimed control of Karabakh in the September 2023 offensive, angering Armenia, which has moved to shed Russian influence and turn westward.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Using gamification – such as streaks, leader boards, and rewards – and engaging friends and family, Duolingo can create a community of learners which increases word-of-mouth and lowers churn, Medium reported.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Its murkiness often comes from natural limestone churned up by the current — a mineral that supports aquatic life by balancing the river’s pH. To read the full story by Mackensy Lunsford (and find out where to paddle playfully), tap the link to her reporting here.—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One of the stranger conspiracies to emerge from the absurd, infuriating intervening years is the insistence by some that, owing to shadowy weather-manipulating entities, the sky has changed for the worse.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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Instead, a newspaper reporter got wind of the scheme and published the details, which infuriated the lottery's oversight board.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Dominating a narrow workflow beats boiling the ocean. 3.—
Ashis Ghosh,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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To keep things healthy, try baking or boiling them instead of deep frying.2 When consumed unripe, plantains cause a slower rise in blood sugar compared to ripe bananas or refined carbs.—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After almost zero wheedling, Fairburn gives Wednesday some real dirt: Galpin visited Tyler once, and the interaction enraged Tyler beyond anything the doctor had ever seen before.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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That deal, which has often led to a massive spending bill known as an omnibus negotiated by House and Senate leaders, enrages conservatives who complain most lawmakers are left out of the process.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The only thing that is missing is evidence of seething libs.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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The symptom most common to our dental shortcomings is a seething resentment, occasionally flaring into rage.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Verb
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This not only infuriated Epstein conspiracy theorists but also annoyed White House officials, who hadn’t been informed of the stunt in advance.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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But overall, people seem to finally comprehend that the protests aren’t just to annoy people.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roil. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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