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 incident enraged the South Koreans and ran counter to Trump’s push to lure foreign manufacturers to invest in America.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Michael was similarly enraged by the support.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The funniest part to me is that amid this violence — as someone is literally trying to kill him — the thing that enrages Beom-mo the most is when his wife’s top starts to slip down.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Laurene Allen, an environmental advocate who lives in Merrimack, New Hampshire, where PFNA was one of several forever chemicals discovered in drinking water in 2016, was awaiting the report and is frustrated and enraged by its delay.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Michael was similarly enraged by the support.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The funniest part to me is that amid this violence — as someone is literally trying to kill him — the thing that enrages Beom-mo the most is when his wife’s top starts to slip down.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Laurene Allen, an environmental advocate who lives in Merrimack, New Hampshire, where PFNA was one of several forever chemicals discovered in drinking water in 2016, was awaiting the report and is frustrated and enraged by its delay.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrage
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Watching Texas and other states trying to rig the 2026 congressional elections is infuriating.—
Neal Fornaciari,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Watching Texas and other states try to rig the 2026 congressional elections is infuriating.—
Guest Commentary,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
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That loss of sales has already angered many Midwestern soybean farmers, who see the administration’s Argentina outreach as benefiting a competitor while leaving American exporters disadvantaged.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The deal could improve America’s relationship with its chief economic adversary while angering key allies and its two biggest trading partners.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The situation could be taken as concerning for Alonso, given the precedents of previous Madrid coaches who have tried to impose a certain style of play, or who otherwise annoy superstar players used to having things more their own way.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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One report, citing a source close to Sheridan, even claimed the writer was annoyed that Paramount sent too many of its top suits to a meeting designed to keep Sheridan onboard, arguing that Ellison had messed up by bringing more than two execs along with him.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Enrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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