as in infuriated
to make angry
nothing ires him more than having to wait for his dinner
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But Trump’s decision to use military force to go after foreign leaders is an about-face that has infuriated many of his own MAGA supporters.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026 -
The move infuriated officials at the Pentagon.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 Mar. 2026
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With a German commandant enraged, Edmonds stood his ground and invoked prisoners' rights under international law.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Onitsuka, whose group led Saturday’s rally, added that the American people are also enraged to have their tax dollars pay for an unjust and unsanctioned war that’s causing death and destruction as many struggle to survive in this country.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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This timing angered fans on social media, some of whom accused Antetokounmpo of intentionally stirring trade rumors to drive traffic on the bet.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Ten people were killed in clashes between security forces at the consulate and protesters angered by the killing of Khamenei.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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In the early 1930s, Weill made quite a splash with his Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and Threepenny Opera, but their edgy social commentary and tart music annoyed the Nazis.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The people in line behind me were annoyed, checking their watches and peering ahead trying to figure out what was taking so long.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Already outraged by the decades-long wait for the park, the local community is up in arms over the prospect of 100 stories of concrete and glass looming over Bushwick Inlet.—
Katherine Thompson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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And he may well be outraged by the ruling.—
David Pozen,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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For a long time your political cartoons published in the editorial pages have irritated me.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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The song, which reclaims a derogatory term for Venezuelan female migrants, was interpreted as defiant and irritated the Venezuelan president, then facing widespread reports of electoral fraud.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Ired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ired. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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