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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrieves
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Anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes our national security will be held accountable.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Bowles abuses those pass-blocking rules by stunting the three-technique, Logan Hall (90), across the left guard's face, knowing the guard will follow him.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The algorithm next perturbs one of the qubits used to carry out those operations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hurricane Melissa torments Jamaica 'There have been loud bangs on the ceiling, and our doors are shaking.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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Now, a sinister witch (Sarah Stephens) who bathes her broomstick in the woods tortures their existence, abducting their infant and leaving the family in shambles.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bovino appears to be arguing with a man standing near Muñoz who says something that visibly upsets the chief.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Stone upsets Cline in District 5 District 5 incumbent Lisa Cline lost her south Charlotte district in a contest with challenger Cynthia Stone.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Recent research finds a similar curse afflicts National Football League teams that compete to acquire one of the top picks in its annual draft of new players.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Motion sickness afflicts one in three adults and one in two children.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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That alienates a lot of people.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pew noted Democrats’ views grew more negative toward Republicans, fostering hostility that alienates swing voters.—
Nafees Alam,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ask yourself what annoys you specifically about that behavior, Davis says.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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There are days when my running annoys my wife, my children, or my colleagues.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Aggrieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrieves. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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