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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
But revelations in recent months that politicians, officials and contractors had looted billions of dollars from the nationwide program supposed to mitigate their effects have roiled the country.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Simultaneously, at the federal level, HHS — the backstop for states in situations of crisis — is roiling.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
At the same time, its surrounding, roiling cloud of debris hinted Fomalhaut b was an expanding dust formation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025
The massacre at one of Australia's most popular beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the authorities didn't suggest those and the shooting Sunday were connected.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Simultaneously, at the federal level, HHS — the backstop for states in situations of crisis — is roiling.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
At the same time, its surrounding, roiling cloud of debris hinted Fomalhaut b was an expanding dust formation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025
The massacre at one of Australia's most popular beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the authorities didn't suggest those and the shooting Sunday were connected.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
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Controversy has swirled since Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn and other officials announced before the new year that the city has entered into a three-year contract agreement with Cataldo Ambulance Service, breaking course from Armstrong.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Despite OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora services capturing an increasing amount of consumer engagement and concerns swirling around the future of online advertising in a world of AI chatbots and agents, Alphabet has managed to ward off fears that its most innovative days are in the past.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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With an economy that is persistently reliant on crude, pursuing policies that raise energy costs risks angering constituents.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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There are maquiladoras throughout the border town — factories where an endless, churning supply of workers builds auto parts and computers.—
Kevin Maurer,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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The standout craft element here is a powerful horror score by Hildur Gudnadottir that ranges from solemn, quasi-ecclesiastical passages to gut-churning, droning soundscapes.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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The development appears to have infuriated the center’s interim president, MAGA loyalist Richard Grenell.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s blunt warnings have infuriated the country’s leaders, who have since doubled down on crushing the protests.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its carbon steel boils water quickly, while retaining heat.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Distilled water is water that has been boiled, causing the water molecules to return to a gaseous state and then condense back into liquid.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
9 Jan. 2026
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These Minneapolis people were enraged in 2020.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Starting over with a new coach or general manager right now takes contender off the table, and judging by the support thrown behind the head coach, would enrage Burrow in the process.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Still seething after a sloppy 19-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, Johnson wasn’t hiding his dissatisfaction with a defeat that seemed to diminish his team’s momentum.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The river tumbles and seethes through 278 miles of Grand Canyon National Park, taking its geologic time in carving a trench now deeper than a mile.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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There is no sound, and Helen begins to get annoyed.—
Sadia Shepard,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roil. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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