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
An irate Trump took to his Truth Social platform to blast the protesters, and authorize ICE to take whatever precautions are necessary to protect themselves during future raids.
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Peter D'abrosca , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Meanwhile, fans are irate and begging Usher to file a cease-and-desist.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
While on one of his out-of-town trips, Bruce White received an irate call from his father Dean White [hotel and billboard billionaire and visionary founder of Star Plaza Theatre], ordering his son to return immediately back to Merrillville.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The saga over this allegedly irate costermonger has been years in the making.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
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Peter D'abrosca , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Meanwhile, fans are irate and begging Usher to file a cease-and-desist.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
While on one of his out-of-town trips, Bruce White received an irate call from his father Dean White [hotel and billboard billionaire and visionary founder of Star Plaza Theatre], ordering his son to return immediately back to Merrillville.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The saga over this allegedly irate costermonger has been years in the making.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate
Adjective
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JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in America, has been angry for years about being forced to hand over customer data to fintech companies for free.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Hastings said he’s heard from people angry about State Farm’s rates.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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But Hunter speaks with the indignant passion of someone who made nearly $1.5 million selling his art during his father’s campaign and the early years of his administration.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 July 2025
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In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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This ends up looking like a furious around-the-horn toss, with all three outfielders sprinting in to complete the drill.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The House abruptly began its summer recess Wednesday evening, a day earlier than scheduled, as GOP leaders balked at efforts from Republicans and Democrats to press the Justice Department to make public government documents regarding Epstein. Democrats were furious.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Marketing and advertising have undergone a similar shift from mad men to math men.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Hurwitz is a descendant of Bernstein and the mad d.j.s, the heir to the most expressive of musical explainers and celebrants.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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These improvements will enhance communication, provide state of the art technology and provide upgrades to ballistic glass and physical security.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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The movie has pummeling battles, giant plushy troll monsters, characters hurtling through space, and a general air of ballistic wizardry.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 July 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 3 Aug. 2025.
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