as in to infuriate
to make angry
the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer
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Recent Examples of enrage
The administration's handling of the Epstein files also enraged the congresswoman.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Look at Annapolis’ obsession with offshore wind projects — big, ugly, industrial efforts that enrage residents, threaten marine life and provide unreliable power while depending entirely on massive ratepayer subsidies.
—Justin Ready, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
Verstappen crossed the line in second place, enraged with Ocon.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Talking about a movie, good or bad, is free marketing, and Fennell seems to understand better than most that enraging potential ticket-holders is a promotional strategy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Look at Annapolis’ obsession with offshore wind projects — big, ugly, industrial efforts that enrage residents, threaten marine life and provide unreliable power while depending entirely on massive ratepayer subsidies.
—Justin Ready, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
Verstappen crossed the line in second place, enraged with Ocon.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Talking about a movie, good or bad, is free marketing, and Fennell seems to understand better than most that enraging potential ticket-holders is a promotional strategy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrage
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Kline was frustrated and even infuriated by the military's past reluctance.—
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CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kline was frustrated and even infuriated by the military's past reluctance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The two sat up front and refused to move, angering the driver, who stormed off at every stop, all through the night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The policy coincided with hurricane season, and relief efforts in states such as Missouri, North Carolina, and California were delayed, angering the public and, in many cases, their Republican representatives.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Easily annoyed, the driver keeps giving punches to the center of the steering wheel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The White House could also insist that while Tkachuk was annoyed, he wasn’t harmed in a way the law ought to remedy.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Enrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrage. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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