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as in to anger
to make angry
the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor
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Recent Examples of roil
The offensive marks yet another escalation in a conflict that has roiled the Middle East as any potential ceasefire feels increasingly out of reach despite months of diplomacy.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But darkness soon settled firmly over my little boat and the sea began to roil violently.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The power of social media to foment popular protest is no stranger to Asia, where the internet has been a key driver of popular uprisings that toppled governments in Sri Lanka in 2022 and Bangladesh in 2024, and continue to roil Indonesia today.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Airbus has maintained its deliveries target throughout the year, even as tariffs have threatened to roil its business.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But darkness soon settled firmly over my little boat and the sea began to roil violently.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The power of social media to foment popular protest is no stranger to Asia, where the internet has been a key driver of popular uprisings that toppled governments in Sri Lanka in 2022 and Bangladesh in 2024, and continue to roil Indonesia today.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Airbus has maintained its deliveries target throughout the year, even as tariffs have threatened to roil its business.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
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The two massive tropical systems swirling off the Southeast coast are a stark reminder that the potential government shutdown looms during the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rumors had been swirling over the past few weeks that Adele and Taylor Swift both passed on performing during next year’s game.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while a recent electoral defeat for his party worried investors ahead of a key legislative vote in October.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The new program, Train SMART, also risks angering a network of grassroots chapters and gun violence prevention volunteers at Everytown.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The market continues to tread water, the indexes churning below record highs while a majority of stocks slip and evidence of economic-growth concerns surface in spots.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto are spinning in the western Atlantic and churning up dangerous surf, rip currents, coastal flooding and beach erosion along the United States’ East Coast.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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In March, a bloc of centrist lawmakers broke ranks to advance a Republican spending bill without concessions, infuriating progressive groups that accused party leaders of capitulation.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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My astrologer’s eyes twinkled with infuriating delight.—
Jessie Rosen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The recipe calls for the watery stalks to be boiled in meat broth and served chilled, accompanied with ketchup and anchovies.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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In vacuum and one-sixth gravity, lubricants boil off, moving parts behave differently, and remote or autonomous operation is necessary because of the time delay between Earth and Moon, which makes real-time teleoperation impractical.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Pinning the blame on Tylenol instead of vaccines enraged Kennedy's own anti-vaccine organization, Children's Health Defense.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The film captures every enraging detail of the trial while using it as a jumping off point for an exploration of the history of the region and the ways in which the Chuchagasta have been bureaucratically erased in order to strip them of their property and rights.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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The result was a gonzo spaghetti Western that seethed with anti-colonialist sentiment and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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South African officials seethe when U.S. leaders express concern for Ukrainian civilians but are less quick to sympathize with civilians in Gaza.—
MICHELLE GAVIN,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Sep. 2025
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The New York Yankees were annoyed by the way several members of the 2024 Dodgers spent the offseason taking potshots at their World Series opponent.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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While some fans weren’t overly concerned about the picture, arguing the players were just having fun, others were annoyed to see Bronco athletes decked out in the gear of a regional school.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roil. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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