1
as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied
a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities
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2
as in stormed
to express one's anger usually violently
the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
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Recent Examples of bristled
The former president has bristled at the suggestion that his administration abused the autopen, defending himself in a July 13 New York Times interview.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Former coach Michael Malone bristled over losing Caldwell-Pope to the Orlando Magic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
However, when he was asked about free agency, Realmuto bristled at the notion of discussing his future amid the pain of the present.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Last year’s The Tortured Poets Department, which recounted Swift’s breakups with rocker beau Matty Healy and actor/co-writer Joe Alwyn, bristled at expectations and disappeared into fantasy.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Speaking of superstars not going anywhere… Since the beginning of NBA times, teams that employ elite players have bristled when reporters share the unwelcome reality that rival teams are trying to find ways to steal their franchise centerpiece.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
DiMaggio is said to have bristled at his wife’s heavy makeup, particularly at the premiere of The Seven Year Itch.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Politely, Berners-Lee bristled.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The sleek dusk bristled with it, like the fur of a cat.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Former coach Michael Malone bristled over losing Caldwell-Pope to the Orlando Magic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
However, when he was asked about free agency, Realmuto bristled at the notion of discussing his future amid the pain of the present.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Last year’s The Tortured Poets Department, which recounted Swift’s breakups with rocker beau Matty Healy and actor/co-writer Joe Alwyn, bristled at expectations and disappeared into fantasy.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Speaking of superstars not going anywhere… Since the beginning of NBA times, teams that employ elite players have bristled when reporters share the unwelcome reality that rival teams are trying to find ways to steal their franchise centerpiece.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
DiMaggio is said to have bristled at his wife’s heavy makeup, particularly at the premiere of The Seven Year Itch.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Politely, Berners-Lee bristled.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The sleek dusk bristled with it, like the fur of a cat.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bristled
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Sephora‘s Dubai Mall flagship has long been buzzed about by brands as being the productive location in the world, underscoring the region’s exceptional consumer appetite for premium beauty products.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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How Coffee Keeps You Alert Your morning cup of coffee can leave you feeling pretty buzzed.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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Around 500 Hamas terrorists stormed the kibbutz, killing 47 people and taking 76 hostages out of the 251 abducted across Israel that day.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The demonstration turned violent, and some people stormed Morelia’s Government Palace.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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While the football program, which will move up to Class 5A for the next two-year cycle that starts in 2026, has established itself as a perennial playoff team under Startzer, other Nighthawks programs have also burst onto the scene.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hagan’s initial shot on a corner was deflected to the left wing, and Cusack bursted to the loose ball to flick it in.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The politician has publicly gloated over Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show coming to an end next May, celebrated Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, and then raged over his return to TV screens, and suggested that Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show also come to an end, too.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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O’Donnell said the full interview was about 90 minutes, and CBS provided a full text transcript on its website, showing extended moments where Trump raged at Joe Biden, political opponents and his indictments.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Many rank-and-file enlistees were also recent immigrants, and patriot regiments hummed with a cacophony of different tongues, accents, and dialects throughout the war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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On the way out, as a staffer closed down the merch stand and the lobby bars’ slushy machines quietly hummed, Donegan brought up the lyric about caviar dreams.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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But on Tuesday, when FIFA Collect administrators revealed that only Category 1 and 2 tickets — the most expensive tickets, and therefore the least coveted in FIFA’s first sales phase — would be available to the vast majority of RTB holders, some of the holders fumed.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Trump has fumed at the Federal Reserve for holding interest rates steady, while blaming a weakening labor market on bad numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
20 Sep. 2025
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So far, the year has brimmed with new milestones.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Bristled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bristled. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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