aggrieves

Definition of aggrievesnext
present tense third-person singular of aggrieve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrieves
Verb
  • The insurer said during a Senate committee hearing that Nutex abuses the independent dispute resolution process, which was intended by the federal No Surprises Act to be a last resort in cases where providers and health insurers can’t agree on what should be paid for out-of-network care.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The River Is Waiting follows Corby, a dad laid off from his job in an advertising firm’s art department, who secretly drinks 100-proof rum and abuses prescription medication while caring for his twin 2-year-olds.
    Eric Magnuson, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For example, obesity induces chronic fat inflammation, which subsequently leads to systemic inflammation and perturbs the normal systemic metabolism.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The algorithm next perturbs one of the qubits used to carry out those operations.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That fear that torments families.
    Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Decades before Pennywise torments the Loser's Club, members of the Maine Legion of White Decency, a white supremacist group, set fire to the Black Spot, a military speakeasy catering to Black patrons, with all of its revelers trapped inside.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The retrospection tortures her.
    Alexandra Rockey Fleming, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Later, in one of the movie's most satisfying scenes, Millie locks Andrew in the attic and tortures him by loudly smashing each plate.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • This upsets her husband, Paul, who has returned with his and Roxie’s two young sons.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • If Finland upsets Canada, three other Panthers — Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola — would play for the gold.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Put simply, notaming deficits through a balance of revenue increases and lower spending, but abandoning spending discipline, the curse that afflicts Europe to this day.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Hicks and her legal team allege medical personnel later diagnosed Hicks with gestational diabetes — a condition that afflicts some pregnant women — as further justification to induce her.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His paranoia, too self protective and self righteous, alienates him from himself.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This type of stuff just alienates me.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Think of something that annoys you, connect it to masculinity by adding bro, and proceed as though that bro were a category of person.
    Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Aggrieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrieves. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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