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Recent Examples of choler Admission was doled out on the basis of whim and choler. Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025 The medical theory at the time was none other than the four humours of ancient medicine — whereby the blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler in your body supposedly dictated your physical and psychological well being. Mina Seçkin, refinery29.com, 17 Nov. 2021 But Trump’s Achilles-like choler is also an Achilles heel. Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 11 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choler
Noun
  • Unsurprisingly, in 2019, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Measure W was causing dread and anger among property owners.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • The anger of voters is strikingly clear, though, especially for ones who have for so long been loyal to Democrats.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Dehydration can worsen feelings of anxiety and irritability.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • Common issues include sleep problems, appetite loss, irritability, and mood swings.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Daley huffed and puffed with red-faced indignation, even threatening a lawsuit over the intent of an NFL team to whisk Chicago’s proud name off to the northwest suburbs and stomp into suburban soil.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • The Austrian government responded with indignation, claiming that the Americans had given them no notice.
    Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Emotionally intelligent people don't unleash their rage like this.
    Juli Fraga, CNBC, 27 June 2025
  • In rage and disbelief, Gi-hun mourned the death of his friend and wailed with grief as masked soldiers apprehended him.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Omar Havana/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has formally approved the creation of a special international tribunal to prosecute senior Russian officials for the crime of aggression tied to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • The new body will deal with the crime of aggression, specifically regarding the use of armed force by one state against another.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • And he is compelled by a righteous fury to warn others of his son’s dark path to self-annihilation.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • Israel, in its fury, decimated Hamas and wiped out its leadership—including Sinwar—and also killed tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • The congresswoman, who is up for reelection next year, risks Trump's wrath and may hinder her chances in the 2026 midterms.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • The shooting and cellphone footage that captured the moment when Armstrong was shot has drawn the ire of family members and the wrath of community organizations that make up the Healing and Justice Center in Miami.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • In an environment where virality often outperforms veracity, the temptation rises: optimize for engagement, lean into outrage and co-opt the aesthetic of authenticity without accountability.
    ByLyric Mandell, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Months of arrests in Charlotte ICE has been making increasingly public arrests in Mecklenburg County over the last several months, stoking fear and outrage.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025

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“Choler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choler. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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