Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miffed
Verb
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Keanu, still annoyed from the veto ceremony, talked to Ava Pearl in the HOH room and called Rachel a liar.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025 -
This thrilled her base—and annoyed many casual listeners.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t the first time that Harry was allegedly peeved because of Meghan’s Netflix show.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … DEMANDING ANSWERS – Top Democrats peeved over $8B Paramount-Skydance merger, citing Trump influence.—
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FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In fact, the aliens take a back seat to the human interactions, which irritated some viewers eager to see actual aliens in a show about an extraterrestrial invasion.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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On television, the film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert structured their show so that at any time at least one of them was likely to be exasperated, possibly with the other one.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Even Yankee great Paul O’Neill, who was on the YES broadcast, was exasperated by Volpe’s decision.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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That said, passkeys provide an authentication alternative that’s by far the most resistant to date to the types of account takeovers that have vexed online services and their users for decades.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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But the relentless increase in the value of the most expensive art works—frequently engineered by the auction houses themselves—has meant that negotiations with consignors have become only more vexed.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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They were offended that a film about cinema would end up with a streamer.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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The ultimate goal for Republicans elevating Martineau, or Cracker Barrel’s CEO, or anyone offended by Sydney Sweeney, is to incorporate those minor characters into the already weak Democratic brand.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Georgia also has an anti-hazing law that deems hazing a misdemeanor of a high or aggravated nature that is punishable by up to one year in jail.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
26 Aug. 2025
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Yezreel Salter, 26, of Lynwood, was taken into custody June 6 on charges of felony aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, transportation or possession of open alcohol by a driver and possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Michael Roberson, a defense attorney, argued Lawson was provoked by Martin.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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So his recent absence from public view provoked all sorts of speculation – fed by social media algorithms that promoted conspiracy theories and complete nonsense to huge numbers of people.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Miffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miffed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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