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annoyed

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verb

past tense of annoy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of annoyed
Adjective
Still, Trump seems particularly annoyed about Japan and its long-standing trade surplus with the U.S. Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 2 July 2025 Claude also correctly predicted how the guests would react - frustrated, inconvenienced, annoyed, and pressured. Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
Since then, Lorenzo had been aggressive in pushing the Pinos to seek better medical expertise to get to the bottom of Tatiana’s health problems — an effort that reportedly annoyed Sergio. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025 How Mom Reacted to Her Mother-in-Law's Shocking Behavior Still, mom seemed to keep her cool despite being annoyed. Sarah Bregel, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for annoyed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annoyed
Adjective
  • Some students said the teacher seemed happy at the beginning of the lesson, but grew irritated as time passed, according to the reports.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 July 2025
  • Aloe vera can also help soothe dry, irritated areas, according to Bowles.
    Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The technology behind an LLM is sufficiently advanced because the people using it have not bothered to understand it.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Throughout the movie, interspersed with shots of an exasperated Silverstone fending off her younger lover’s calls to her office and strutting through New York City streets in sky-high stilettos, are shots of Silverstone in gym clothes boxing with a personal trainer to blow off steam.
    Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 July 2025
  • Cleveland Fire shared photos of a dog and a cat, looking exasperated but otherwise unharmed, plopped in a car's backseat, as well as scenes of both reuniting with their owners.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Most of the time, Superman is depressed or angry or getting beat to a pulp or having cans thrown at him or getting arrested.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • Others were frustrated—some even outright angry—that the Commission fell short of declaring all forms of obesity a disease and instead recommended a more nuanced clinical diagnosis.
    Francesco Rubino, Time, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • In the sixth inning, India re-aggravated the injury after reaching base on a one-out walk.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
  • However, the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad aggravated already tense relations between Turkey and Israel, with their conflicting interests pushing the relationship toward a possible collision course.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025

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“Annoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annoyed. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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