as in angering
to make angry
nothing ires him more than having to wait for his dinner
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In the biblical Tower of Babel story, humans are driven by hubris to try to create a tower tall enough to touch the sky, angering God in the process.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 May 2026 -
The retailer scaled back Pride displays and rolled back DEI programs, angering its liberal customers.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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The money raised is not set to go into the state’s Medi-Cal funding but instead into the general fund, infuriating advocates who note Newsom’s budget maintains rollbacks to health insurance for undocumented immigrants, low-income elderly Californians and other vulnerable populations.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Union Pacific hasn’t commented publicly on the president’s remarks, but risks infuriating the president by denying them privately to investors all the same.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Before the agreement was announced, Israeli forces struck in Beirut, enraging Trump, who has publicly expressed his fury with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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On the other, this week brings the enraging news that U-Chicago, a school once known for its world-structuring theorists, is partnering with Anthropic to put Claude in every classroom.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2026
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Sometimes, rage bait can be relatively harmless – a recipe that contains disgusting food combinations or someone annoying their pet, partner or sibling.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
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But what’s been annoying me even more is that these women should have been trained by producers to start recording on their own cell phones if drama starts to unfold after cameras go down.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
12 Nov. 2025
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Isaacman made the comments while endorsing a proposal to halve NASA's science budget, riling some astronomers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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While Pep Guardiola’s players were engaged at Wembley, Arsenal laboured through a 1-0 win over Newcastle United, riling their own fans with a short-corner routine that eventually, and amusingly, yielded a decisive Eberechi Eze finish.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The State Attorney’s Office initially only charged Pino with three misdemeanor charges of careless boating causing injury or death, which carry a maximum sentence of 60 days in jail, outraging the victims’ families.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2026
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His frustration manifests as bullying or irritating Radha.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
8 Dec. 2025
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Well, this latest adaptation could, which spins the aforementioned plot points in staggeringly irritating ways.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Iring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iring. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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