1
as in to bother
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the endless swarms of mosquitoes all but maddened the explorers
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as in to infuriate
to make angry
her perpetual tardiness maddened her friends to no end
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Recent Examples of madden
Kalshi’s rise has been maddening to the sportsbooks who jumped through all the regulatory hoops to gain legal approval, as well as the states that are counting on revenue from those sportsbooks.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Don’t let that maddening 2,031-horsepower number blind you; Hennessey’s Maverick division is all about making something incredibly personal.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
What makes this crisis particularly maddening is that much of the demand driving infrastructure to breaking point shouldn't exist.
—Tomás O’Leary, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Instead of gridlock, internal combustion machines spewing their poisons, and maddened drivers sitting on their horns, there are masses of…bicycles!
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 July 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Don’t let that maddening 2,031-horsepower number blind you; Hennessey’s Maverick division is all about making something incredibly personal.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
What makes this crisis particularly maddening is that much of the demand driving infrastructure to breaking point shouldn't exist.
—Tomás O’Leary, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Instead of gridlock, internal combustion machines spewing their poisons, and maddened drivers sitting on their horns, there are masses of…bicycles!
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madden
Verb
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That’s what bothers me about it.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 20-year-old didn’t bother inspecting it further, threw it in the gutter and went on with her day.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Watching Texas and other states trying to rig the 2026 congressional elections is infuriating.—
Neal Fornaciari,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Watching Texas and other states try to rig the 2026 congressional elections is infuriating.—
Guest Commentary,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
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The media frenzy about GLP-1 agonists hadn't yet started.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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During the media frenzy the then-21-year-old held a press conference, delivering a heartfelt resignation speech.—
Janine Rubenstein,
Peoplemag,
27 July 2024
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That loss of sales has already angered many Midwestern soybean farmers, who see the administration’s Argentina outreach as benefiting a competitor while leaving American exporters disadvantaged.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The deal could improve America’s relationship with its chief economic adversary while angering key allies and its two biggest trading partners.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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For instance, Bella's first meeting with Edward in their biology class is supposed to be this unnerving moment, where Bella is disturbed by Edward's apparent repulsion toward her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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A lot of disturbing things happened in The Exorcist — Regan MacNeil's 360 neck turn remains one of the most diabolical things to happen on film — and for its innovations, the 1973 movie scored 10 Oscar nominations.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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While this violation enrages the village’s women, the men who make up the Panchayat (village council) try and fail to cast her out of town.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Trump raised tariffs on Canada from 25 percent to 35 percent over the weekend, enraged over an anti-tariff ad aired in the Ontario province featuring President Ronald Reagan.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her daughter was confused, and eventually asked Nasser for an explanation as to what had been said.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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At her spring show, Marie-Adam Leenaerdt brought back the style, but her shiny spandex stocking version ensures no one confuses the look for child’s play.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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The situation could be taken as concerning for Alonso, given the precedents of previous Madrid coaches who have tried to impose a certain style of play, or who otherwise annoy superstar players used to having things more their own way.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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One report, citing a source close to Sheridan, even claimed the writer was annoyed that Paramount sent too many of its top suits to a meeting designed to keep Sheridan onboard, arguing that Ellison had messed up by bringing more than two execs along with him.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Madden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madden. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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