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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
But the one now roiling the alliance feels different and much more treacherous.
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Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements have roiled markets and sent US stocks bouncing all over the place.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
The issues roiling the federal student loan repayment system could not come at a worse time.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has already roiled the scientific community with efforts to slash support at major research institutes, including those at public universities.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements have roiled markets and sent US stocks bouncing all over the place.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
The issues roiling the federal student loan repayment system could not come at a worse time.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has already roiled the scientific community with efforts to slash support at major research institutes, including those at public universities.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
Verb
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Rumors of a romance first swirled after the duo were photographed in November 2024 at a Halloween party, that .Paak captured on Instagram.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Fed last week left interest rates unchanged, an acknowledgement of the uncertainty swirling around the economy.—
Lucia Mutikani,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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President Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state have greatly angered Canadians.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The craft retailer, which already closed 800 stores across the U.S. in February, has consumers angered by the terms and conditions of their going-out-of-business sales.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And in too many cases, the customer churns instead of expanding.—
Ron Carson,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Crashing waves, rushing streams, and roaring waterfalls churned up sprays of water into an atmosphere rich with carbon dioxide, nitrogen, methane and ammonia.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump's economic war and annexation threats have infuriated Canadians.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The show also features breakout performances from Isa Briones, who plays the infuriating Dr. Trinity Santos, Gerran Howell as the bumbling student doctor Dennis Whitaker, and Taylor Dearden as the sensitive and quirky Dr. Melissa King.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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Rosin bags are made from a sap that’s pulled from pine trees in Honduras, then boiled to distill out the turpentine.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Tour guide Danielle Oteri has navigated dozens of group trips through southern Italy and New York City, and they’re all typically made up of the same archetypes: the planner, the drinker, the one who is quietly boiling with resentment.—
Aditi Shrikant,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The gallery owner, Mariana, is both despondent and enraged.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Justice denied Problems exposed in the unit have enraged victims and frustrated prosecutors and judges.—
Donna McGuire,
Ian Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But over the past decade, Kid Rock’s politics have hardened to resemble that specific strain of Donald Trump followers who trade in hateful speech, seething anger and unflinching support of the current president.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2025
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But meanwhile, consumers will keep seething over the price of eggs, which were up 15% last month, and gas and housing lately.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Waltz now has a bunch of top officials, and their teams, who are annoyed at him for drawing bad publicity.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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However, standing in the middle of a road to capture the Eiffel Tower in the background is not only unsafe but can also annoy locals.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roil. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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