enraged 1 of 2

as in angry
feeling or showing anger the repair shop owner tore up the bill when he saw the enraged look on the customer's face

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enraged

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verb

past tense of enrage

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Recent Examples of enraged
Verb
The sketch opened with Mikey Day as Jesus, recreating the scene from the Bible in which Christ visits the temple and gets enraged at seeing money changers transacting business within its walls. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025 While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2025 The Mavericks’ fan base is still enraged with the franchise’s leadership for trading away its favorite superstar. Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 Rick is enraged, and finds Jim happily taking a photograph with his wife, Sritala (Lek Patravadi), and the three galpals on vacation. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 Hansi Flick was seen restraining the Brazilian, who headed down the tunnel clearly enraged. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 The moves enraged many Southwest customers, with some taking to social media to vow that they are done with the airline. Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 18 Mar. 2025 The move enraged fellow Democrats within the caucus and Democratic House leadership, who distanced themselves from the decision, exposing a major rift within the party. Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025 However, the move enraged fellow Democrats within the caucus and Democratic House leadership, who distanced themselves from the decision, exposing a major divide within the party. Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enraged
Adjective
  • If an extended trade war with China leads to higher prices and shortages of key goods for Americans, an angry public could throw out some Republicans, handing control of the House and even possibly the Senate to Democrats.
    Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
  • Democrats were particularly angry about a last-minute Republican amendment that allowed the sale of huge chunks of public land in Nevada and Utah.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.
    Alex Marquardt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The policy outraged customers as going-out-of-business sales continue and some argued there was little notice to redeem their store value.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The move caught White House officials off guard and outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that more details would be made public.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Before the arrest, some indignant residents took to social media to speculate about a possible motive — alleging without proof that unscrupulous developers or even the city itself may have orchestrated the acts.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • And the prime minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, said in an indignant statement that there would be no meetings between U.S. officials and Greenland’s government.
    Tim Balk, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s second administration has opened with a furious blitz of conservative policy focused around deportations, deep cuts to federal agencies and tariffs.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • The shipyard has been hiring at a furious pace – 5,300 in 2023, 4,100 in 2024, and another 3,000 projected this year – to meet the Navy’s production schedule.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Shinwell takes the rep aside and asks her to grab some of the antidote to the sickness that pushed Stephens into a coma, because the mad scientist must have some lying around.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
  • The late 19th century was a boom time for mad inventors, scam artists, and fast-talking salesmen.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Tehran developed its ballistic program in response to Iraqi Scud attacks during the Iran-Iraq War and as a result of long-standing arms embargoes that have limited access to modern defense technology.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
  • Made from ballistic nylon and polyester tarpaulin, it’s designed for the long haul, along with a few backcountry beat-ups along the way.
    Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2025

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