1
as in angry
feeling or showing anger
some visibly riley people were lined up in the customer service department
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2
as in muddy
having visible particles in liquid suspension
take care not to stir up the bottom of the stream when you fill the dipper, or your water will be riley
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That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026 -
House Republicans are angry that the bill passed early Friday by the Senate does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Also, prepare to navigate 27 miles of bumpy, at times muddy dirt roads to the trailhead.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Agents trekked through muddy terrain in the dark and eventually found Medina curled up in a ball next to a tree.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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As often happens with Furze’s inventions, one wonders whether this goes beyond a mad backyard YouTube experiment.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 22,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2026
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The book is mad, and all the madder for being unsmilingly sincere.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Starting overnight from Monday to Tuesday, Kremlin forces attacked Ukraine in three massive waves, the Ukrainian air force said, initially launching nearly 400 drones and more than 30 ballistic and cruise missiles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s strategy of encirclement of Israel had collapsed, and its ballistic-missile counterpunch was largely deflected by Israeli and Western defenses.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Shortly after administering the technical to an enraged Self, referee Doug Sirmons hit KU’s coach with another tech, ostensibly for remaining on the court instead of returning to the coach’s box.—
Gary Bedore
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Latinx people of conscience recognize our own tios, tias, primos, primas, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers in the brown faces being livestreamed with blood and agony pouring into enraged mouths asking for help.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Still, these many practicalities fuse with the film’s emotional stories of indignant independence and romantic conflict thanks to a sense of analytical observation that is inherently social.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the furious battle for the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, the B’s erased two one-goal deficits and scored three third period goals to beat the Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, at the Little Caesars Arena.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Execs are reportedly furious not just about what happened, but about the spoiler.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
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After the court's ruling, outraged parents placed pink signs throughout the community.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Trump, Republicans and right-wing media were outraged and blamed Biden for their deaths.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Riley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riley. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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