outrages 1 of 2

plural of outrage

outrages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of outrage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outrages
Noun
As a result of that and other outrages, in 2008 voters passed Proposition 11, the Voters FIRST Act. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching. Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrages
Verb
  • In the case of Governor Pritzker insults his body, body shamed him.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • No matter how many times Putin insults the president and ignores his calls for a total ceasefire in Ukraine, Trump returns for more humiliation.
    Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Elsewhere, the photo of Cartman is a reference to his reaction of Clyde’s incendiary new podcast that has a right wing theme that infuriates the perpetual instigator.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Think of the chatbots that enrage customers, copy that erases brand voice, email that offends prospects, or sales outreach that overwhelms without engaging.
    Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Silence only angers the other, and exacerbates their criticism and contempt.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Season 2 picks up after Kimmie marries businessman Horace Bellarie, inheriting a new sense of power that angers her in-laws, Netflix said in its release.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.
    Dan Gooding Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In some states, the oppression and the indignities around reproductive health extends beyond menstruation to birth.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And whether the Carolina Panthers are just stuck in an endless loop of embarrassment, one that alternately humiliates and enrages their fans.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The episode also takes aim at conservative podcast culture with a storyline involving a fourth grader named Clyde who finds fame as a White nationalist podcaster, which enrages Eric Cartman, who is the show’s resident bigot.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This annoys his wife, who hankers after Bingley (sight unseen) as a future son-in-law.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Outrages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrages. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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