as in angry
feeling or showing anger
in a wrathful voice she demanded to know what had happened
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That 1991 platform worried both Washington and many of the island’s voters, who then and now, have shunned any move toward formal independence, fearing a wrathful reaction from Beijing.
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Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
For example, this cleanser imbues pimples with a conscious mind and wrathful spirit, compelling them to destroy their creator in a grisly bloodbath of unfathomable agony.
—Ysabel Yates, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2023
Ants’ ears hurt with each bullet fired from wrathful machine guns.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2023
So for the benefit of everyone who has to work with MRI, here is a devotional litany which might just keep your scanner from getting wrathful at the crucial moment.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2010
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Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
For example, this cleanser imbues pimples with a conscious mind and wrathful spirit, compelling them to destroy their creator in a grisly bloodbath of unfathomable agony.
—Ysabel Yates, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2023
Ants’ ears hurt with each bullet fired from wrathful machine guns.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2023
So for the benefit of everyone who has to work with MRI, here is a devotional litany which might just keep your scanner from getting wrathful at the crucial moment.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2010
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The set includes eight emotions: happy, sad, angry, surprised, silly, anxious, loved, and tired.Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Intimations of violence are regular features of Trump rhetoric, and many of his supporters may be angry enough to respond.Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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But when Akiko attempts to confront her boyfriend with the truth later that evening, Noa becomes indignant.Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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Everything in life that deviates from the straight and, so to speak, normal line makes people first curious and then indignant.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
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The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Then, like clockwork, a bunch of Democrats got mad.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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The videos, and the furious reaction from Trump supporters, illustrate two key facets of the US presidential campaign.Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Venus, reportedly furious, threatened to take them to court to seek full custody of the children.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Made with ultra-durable ballistic nylon, it’s built for travel, complete with a luggage tag, luggage sleeve, and straps to carry it like a backpack.Neha Tandon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
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The first launch of Sirius 1 on a ballistic flight will be conducted from the facility in 2026.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Wrathful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrathful. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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