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as in enraged
feeling or showing anger
he waited until he wasn't so obviously roiled before voicing a complaint to the manager
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as in muddy
having visible particles in liquid suspension
the roiled water made more difficult the work of the divers searching the river for the missing canoeists
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as in angered
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 roiled
Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Since early 2022, 112 million poultry birds — mostly turkeys and egg-laying hens — have been violently killed in an effort to slow the spread of a bird flu outbreak that has roiled the poultry industry for nearly three years now.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
The Israel-Hamas war, in particular, roiled Democratic and GOP primaries this past cycle — even when there wasn’t a competitive contest.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Texas Republicans have been roiled by internal turmoil and power struggles within the party in recent years.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
The Adams administration has been roiled by criminal investigations.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The essential early spoiler is that Paul and Lydia are still roiled with grief from the murder of their teenage son three years earlier.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The raids came as opposition lawmakers were trying to resubmit a motion to impeach Yoon, 63, as the country that has had a long history of military-authoritarian rule has been roiled Yoon’s actions.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
The schoolbooks and sandals were among hundreds of items that belonged to Afghans who died in the many conflicts that have roiled the country.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
Revolutions roiled America and Europe for a half-century, but Jefferson held fast to noting weather’s daily whirl.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Since early 2022, 112 million poultry birds — mostly turkeys and egg-laying hens — have been violently killed in an effort to slow the spread of a bird flu outbreak that has roiled the poultry industry for nearly three years now.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
The Israel-Hamas war, in particular, roiled Democratic and GOP primaries this past cycle — even when there wasn’t a competitive contest.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Texas Republicans have been roiled by internal turmoil and power struggles within the party in recent years.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
The Adams administration has been roiled by criminal investigations.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The essential early spoiler is that Paul and Lydia are still roiled with grief from the murder of their teenage son three years earlier.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The raids came as opposition lawmakers were trying to resubmit a motion to impeach Yoon, 63, as the country that has had a long history of military-authoritarian rule has been roiled Yoon’s actions.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
The schoolbooks and sandals were among hundreds of items that belonged to Afghans who died in the many conflicts that have roiled the country.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roiled
Adjective
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The machinery has previously saved elephants from mud pits, rescued dogs from rivers and even removed camels out of muddy swamps.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Ukrainians have a name for this muddy season: bezdorizhzhya.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Nov. 2024
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Grass carp make the water more turbid; stiltgrass and common reed can block sight lines and reduce property values; and sea lamprey are a shocking sight when they are attached to sport fish.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Sep. 2024
Verb
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In the wake of a cyclone, surface water temperatures plummet, and nutrient-rich deeper layers are churned upward.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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But other areas that had been under the control of the Kachin resistance were also churned up for rare earth mining, residents say.—
Hannah Beech,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trashing a guy’s car is nothing new among angry exes, but one Florida woman took it to an absurd level after having a little too much to drink, according to Florida investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2025
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But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Aliso Canyon likely to stay open for years; residents outraged.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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As House members scrambled to pass a stopgap spending plan Friday, lawmakers removed legislation that would have fully funded the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040, outraged 9/11 advocates said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Tendrils of hypocrisy appear in 2025 over baseball’s continuing ban of Rose as sports leagues including MLB climb into bed with betting sportsbooks and reap millions from them, while simultaneously acting all aghast and indignant that a player of theirs might dip a toe in gambling.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Roiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roiled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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