as in angry
feeling or showing anger
she went ballistic when she discovered her brother reading her e-mail
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Recent Examples of ballistic
Cooksey’s attorneys countered that the ballistic evidence, the testing of the shell casings, was unreliable and brought an expert to testify that the conditions and procedures of the police lab that tested the casings were shoddy.
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Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Bits of the ceramic plate from his ballistic vest were lodged into his chest.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Each one features a zippered front door, rigid ABS inner walls, cotton interior cushioning panels, and a ballistic nylon outer shell.
—New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2025
Investigators linked Perkins to the crime through surveillance, text messages, and ballistic evidence.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Bits of the ceramic plate from his ballistic vest were lodged into his chest.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Each one features a zippered front door, rigid ABS inner walls, cotton interior cushioning panels, and a ballistic nylon outer shell.
—New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2025
Investigators linked Perkins to the crime through surveillance, text messages, and ballistic evidence.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballistic
Adjective
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Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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An angry cowboy named Jake once slammed a guest’s door and locked it.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Colts fans lashed out at the Indianapolis team, as well, and The Cincinnati Enquirer ran an indignant letter to the editor demanding an apology from the Bengals owner for failing to recognize Kirk and pledging to boycott until then.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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My real friends know what happened, but Kurt’s fans, Courtney’s fans, and some of my own fans were mad at me.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2025
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Maybe, probably, the States were also mad at her.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Phillies had momentum during a furious comeback that attempted to atone for seven innings of nothingness.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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And my wife is furious at me for that, just because of his actions.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mistaken as the murderer, Mary is stoned and buried alive in a shallow grave by the enraged townspeople.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The defense attorney, Michael Caesar, told jurors that Bragg became enraged after Gladney outed him as a gay man, and sought revenge.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many fans were outraged that third base coach Mike Sarbaugh held up Taylor late in the game, but the questions about the Mets ran deeper.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Still, people in Korea were outraged, especially as the raid came days after Lee met Trump at the White House and appeared to have a successful visit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As a result, a lot of interest from her rabid fan base has trickled into the NFL stratosphere, which is something that Jones has noticed.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Apple Music anchor Ebro Darden takes the stage, DJ D-Nice drops down the volume and Carey and SZA take the stage to roars from the rabid fans in the audience, who have been waiting outside all afternoon.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Ballistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballistic. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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