as in angered
to implant bitter feelings in
a series of misfortunes had empoisoned him against the whole world
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But every time Trump takes to social media, angered by drug trafficking – or drone incursions, Sheinbaum Pardo has deftly reminded him of their working partnership, Jacobson said.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026 -
In one of those realities (the actual one most of us are living in), a growing number of people across the political spectrum are angered, terrified and disgusted by actions being taken in their names by people and agencies which seem to have little or no accountability.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Verstappen crossed the line in second place, enraged with Ocon.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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That enraged a coalition of anti-mask, anti-vaccine, pro-Trump protesters, who pushed their way into the locked election office.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The criminal investigation, which Powell announced this month, shocked and infuriated senators, both Republican and Democratic.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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That decision reportedly infuriated Bondi, who has since taken matters into her own hands.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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McPhatter berated the man and threw him against a patrol car twice, and when the man antagonized McPhatter from the back seat of his police cruiser, the cop reached back and grabbed the glasses off his face, prosecutors allege.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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How to commemorate a religious sect that was unique, tolerant, forward-thinking, unjustly antagonized—but also short-lived, cultish, poorly documented, and fixated on fire and brimstone?—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Here, the situation has changed, leaving many of the gods either hardened or embittered by the conflict.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Empoisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empoisoned. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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