as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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Recent Examples of irate
The widespread disinformation and lies about Israel — claims that Israel is an apartheid state and committing genocide, for instance — have many people confused or irate.
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Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump was irate at Fox over the Arizona race call in 2020, and appealed directly to the Murdoch family that night to complain.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Peter then appeared to grab Betts' wrist while the Dodgers star appeared irate at their behavior.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The man’s wife soon joined in, echoing her husband’s sentiments, with the couple becoming more irate as a crowd began to form.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
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Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump was irate at Fox over the Arizona race call in 2020, and appealed directly to the Murdoch family that night to complain.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Peter then appeared to grab Betts' wrist while the Dodgers star appeared irate at their behavior.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The man’s wife soon joined in, echoing her husband’s sentiments, with the couple becoming more irate as a crowd began to form.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
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Watching his massive bank of video screens with the angry mob clashing with the Raiders, there seems to be more than a hint of veracity to that intriguing statement.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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When customers are angry, representatives by nature are likely to get defensive.Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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And no other post-World War II president faced a powerful Asian adversary like today’s China: large, resourceful, indignant, and determined to claim the central regional position.Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2022
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The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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The pair ended up shoving each other, with Ait-Nouri clearly furious before Wolves head of goalkeeping Neil Cutler and reserve goalkeeper Dan Bentley jumped between the pair and tried to shove Ait-Nouri away.Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather was out shopping in London this week when he and his entourage were seemingly targeted by an angry mob that, according to reports, were furious over his support for Israel.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Russian drones were also reported to have entered Latvian and Romanian airspace in September, while Poland was forced to scramble fighter jets last week when Russia conducted ballistic and cruise missile strikes on western Ukraine.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Streets in the capital Kyiv remained largely empty Friday morning as Ukraine’s air force warned of the threat of ballistic and cruise missiles potentially targeting parts of the country.Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The two initiatives appeared to both panic and infuriate Kagame, who viewed them as part of a joint attempt by Tshisekedi and Museveni to sideline him economically and strategically.Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
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These reflections—framed around a third death, which Francine does nothing to avert—will either thrill or infuriate, depending on the reader.Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irate. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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