wrought (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrought (up)
Adjective
  • Now less alarmed and more reflective, Alaina sees the letters as relics of the house's strange past.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
  • Mahoney, according to court documents, grew alarmed that her fiancé had seemingly disappeared – eventually going to the home and spotting McGeeney's red Ford F-150 pickup truck parked outside the residence.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • The musical originally toured the United States for six months in 1976, a legendarily troubled production, retooled constantly, that has long since entered stage lore.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
  • It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Umpires must already see pitches accurately, move well and handle upset managers and players.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
  • All three have gone after one another while 71-year-old conservative activist and talk show host Curtis Sliwa aims for a major upset for Republicans.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, however, didn’t necessarily appear worried when asked what joint practices taught him about his cornerbacks.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Many were worried about stripping precipitation out of a cloud and robbing people downstream of rain.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • An area of disturbed weather in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean may become the next tropical storm, the hurricane center said Aug. 18.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • When scientists revisited the site more than 40 years later, the scars were still sharply visible, and the disturbed areas remained largely devoid of the sponges, corals, and starfish that had once lived there.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Belly is distraught with all the wedding planning, Conrad explains.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But when reports appear in the paper implicating Lizzy in an affair, Nan is distraught and recruits her mom, Patricia St. George (Christina Hendricks) for help.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • El Financiero also reported that authorities are investigating whether the accident was caused by excessive speed or distracted driving.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.
    Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But as Trump appears to ignore court decisions and high-level administration officials are suggesting suspending the writ of habeas corpus, Bolick is nervous the United States is heading toward authoritarianism.
    Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Students, meanwhile, often get nervous about asking for clarification or diving deeper into a topic in front of their peers.
    Shelbie Witte, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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