as in to enrage
to make angry
the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach
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as in infuriated
feeling or showing anger
Casanova made a hasty retreat from the woman's bedroom, with the infuriate husband in hot pursuit
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
Olympics officials apologized on Sunday after a scene featuring drag queens and a trans model evoking Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper infuriated Christian groups - although the director of the opening ceremony said the famous mural wasn’t the inspiration for the scene.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 30 July 2024
Lauren Sausser, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
The smash hits of 2021, shaped by postlockdown social-distancing constraints, will take us to places and times that enhance our safety, yet continuously delight, or infuriate, through their connections to other players.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2021
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Trump’s appearance infuriated many in attendance at the NABJ conference at the Hilton Chicago, which saw DT question Vice President Kamala Harris’ Black identity, per the Chicago Sun-Times.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
Olympics officials apologized on Sunday after a scene featuring drag queens and a trans model evoking Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper infuriated Christian groups - although the director of the opening ceremony said the famous mural wasn’t the inspiration for the scene.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 30 July 2024
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Few things about the American health care system infuriate patients and doctors more than prior authorization, a common tool whose use by insurers has exploded in recent years.
—Lauren Sausser, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
The smash hits of 2021, shaped by postlockdown social-distancing constraints, will take us to places and times that enhance our safety, yet continuously delight, or infuriate, through their connections to other players.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2021
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“Infuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infuriate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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