as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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Recent Examples of irate
In the Oval Office to meet with South African Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump grew irate when NBC News‘ Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander asked about the jet gift.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 May 2025
And, in typical Goodison fashion, the occasional irate shout or boo for good measure.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 17 May 2025
In the Eagles’ 62-21 defeat at Mountain Vista on Oct. 4 — the Eagles’ worst loss in program history — some Valor Christian adults were visibly irate and yelling negative comments toward the field.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Dad and son scram to a hiding place in the Colombian jungle, soon joined by an irate mom.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 May 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 May 2025
And, in typical Goodison fashion, the occasional irate shout or boo for good measure.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 17 May 2025
In the Eagles’ 62-21 defeat at Mountain Vista on Oct. 4 — the Eagles’ worst loss in program history — some Valor Christian adults were visibly irate and yelling negative comments toward the field.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Dad and son scram to a hiding place in the Colombian jungle, soon joined by an irate mom.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate
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Without Flagg, asking angry fans for more money may have sent Welts back into another round of retirement.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
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Mamdani’s victory fits the emerging pattern of angry and fed-up voters from across the spectrum, as some notable anti-establishment populists have swept to victory in the US and across the globe on both the left and the right.—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2025
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In a memorable photo from a G-7 summit during his first term, the U.S. president sat, arms crossed, glaring at an indignant German Chancellor Angela Merkel.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Facing this deluge of information and personalities, Kelley’s Fact Checker is less indignant and sure-footed than Fingal, and in this uncertainty takes an important next step.—
Isabel Clara Ruehl
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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But the Thunder weathered the Pacers’ furious comeback bid on Monday, with Jalen Williams scoring 11 of his game-high 40 points in the fourth.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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More: 'Unhinged': Democrats are furious Sen. Alex Padilla was hauled out of Noem briefing Noem’s agency oversees Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, which had been carrying out raids in Los Angeles.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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But people who might be mad at the thought of gay prince are going to be mad regardless.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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The abuse from Claude stopped only because Johnson got mad.—
Alexis Okeowo,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Unsurprisingly, Russia and China have been the starkest foreign detractors of Golden Dome, which sets out to defend the vast spread of the U.S. homeland from ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles through a web of satellites, sensors and interceptors.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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At the time of his arrest, Diaz was wearing a ballistic vest and a gas mask.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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