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or burnt (up)
as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
seeing people violate smoking bans really burns me up
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When Kelly covered first base in an attempt to complete a double play, he got annoyed when Brantley’s foot clipped his leg.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Carolyn was annoyed by Gwyneth Paltrow and was best friends with future Real Housewife Carole Radziwill, who was married to John’s cousin Anthony Radziwill.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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At some point, the markets may get bothered by midterm [elections].—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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Vega asked Charles if he was bothered by that.—
Michael Rey,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Feeling good Weathers has been bugged by several injuries over the last few years.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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The comings and goings of the many planes at the little field bugged the Marine Corps brass and rattled the hens at the chicken ranch that was once right about where Cold War-era bowlers would one day rattle the pins at Frontier Lanes.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Because of these and other views, she was persecuted and imprisoned several times for blasphemy in England.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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People are persecuted, people come here because of the stuff that America is doing to other countries.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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For a long time your political cartoons published in the editorial pages have irritated me.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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The song, which reclaims a derogatory term for Venezuelan female migrants, was interpreted as defiant and irritated the Venezuelan president, then facing widespread reports of electoral fraud.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2026
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The report said an alarm went off after the fire started at the station and a deputy grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the fire.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The bus was evacuated as fire crews worked to put out the blaze.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Burned (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burned%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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