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as in enraging
to make angry
it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known
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Recent Examples of angering
Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
With some true detective work, Flueger quickly discovers that pigeons are trying to claim squatter rights a bit too close higher up, angering the furry felines.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Francis has tried to toe a balanced line on Gaza after initially angering Israel with comments that were perceived of as being supportive of the Palestinians.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
This is exemplified by the ways in which people were tying themselves in knots to appropriately grieve Payne’s death without angering anyone critical of his alleged behavior.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Google Chrome has started to remove ad blockers that don’t support its new Manifest V3 initiative, angering some users of the privacy preserving technology.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The new plan would do away with two of those lanes, angering some motorists and bus operators.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
Around 10 individuals ran onto the court waving Palestinian flags, angering hundreds of attendees from the French Jewish community cheering for the Israeli team.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
With some true detective work, Flueger quickly discovers that pigeons are trying to claim squatter rights a bit too close higher up, angering the furry felines.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Francis has tried to toe a balanced line on Gaza after initially angering Israel with comments that were perceived of as being supportive of the Palestinians.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
This is exemplified by the ways in which people were tying themselves in knots to appropriately grieve Payne’s death without angering anyone critical of his alleged behavior.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Google Chrome has started to remove ad blockers that don’t support its new Manifest V3 initiative, angering some users of the privacy preserving technology.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The new plan would do away with two of those lanes, angering some motorists and bus operators.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angering
Adjective
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That sounds like an infuriating way to look at a painting.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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The process becomes even more infuriating when life-threatening illness lurks in the background.—
Arthur E Palamara,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Lions resume their quest for the franchise’s first Super Bowl trip following last week’s bye, and the Commanders try to keep the magic flowing a week after upsetting Tampa Bay 23-20 in a thrilling wild-card victory.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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There is also the risk of upsetting Trump, and the president's whims are something tech companies have so far showed a willingness to bend to.—
Maria Curi,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Their pass protection has been just as troublesome, while quarterback C.J. Stroud has been good this year but has taken a step back from his rookie form last season.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sasaki continuing the trend of rejection is troublesome moving forward, especially next season.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Many of these activities are burdensome and restrictive.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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But on Wednesday, Barrett was not the only justice who seemed to agree with Texas that age verification technology has become less burdensome while content filtering has proven to be ineffective.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Angering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angering. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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