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Recent Examples of aggravation In a worst-case scenario, a personality clash could result in more aggravation than achievement. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025 Jesse, of course, gets nothing other than a lot of aggravation. Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 Kathy Cady, who served as his victims’ rights attorney, is now the head of Hochman’s Bureau of Victim Services, another point of aggravation for the relatives fighting for the brothers’ release. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 Your sleep is likely disrupted and leads to further aggravation of the symptoms arising from drinking to excess. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aggravation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggravation
Noun
  • In a recent study by Climate Rights International, workers spoke of experiencing excessive sweating, headaches, fever, nausea, heat palpitations, dehydration and temporary vision loss.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Soldiers reported headaches and nausea, leading Congress to cut funding in 2022.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The alleged harassment took place over the course of about 17 months, from February 2024 to July 2025, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Lisa Nandy has voiced her disapproval at major TV players declining to pay annual fees to the UK industry’s new independent bullying and harassment complaints body.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There have been frustrations over how long the process has taken, with the leadership uncertainty further complicated by the exit of CEO Alex Mahon over the summer.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Poor Harriet, a gallery assistant who has been harassed since the pilot, gets the brunt of Laura’s frustration.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to the California Penal Code, a nuisance can be charged as a misdemeanor.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The recent interference with the European Commission President’s aircraft showed how quickly GPS denial can shift from nuisance to geopolitical signal.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic for potential development this week.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kp is an index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space, NOAA said.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is the same lineup, full of younger and mostly unproven players, that has kept the Rangers on the fringe of the wild card spot, a point of irritation among fans.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But this line limiter didn’t bleed into my eyes or cause any irritation whatsoever.
    Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of my long-standing annoyances with macOS was the lack of control over the menu bar.
    Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • According to her, the girlfriend brushed off the refusal and signaled her annoyance.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The creator's exasperation was clear.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • A number of other writers were exasperated by Hornby’s exasperation.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Aggravation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggravation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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