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as in enraged
feeling or showing anger
he waited until he wasn't so obviously roiled before voicing a complaint to the manager
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as in muddy
having visible particles in liquid suspension
the roiled water made more difficult the work of the divers searching the river for the missing canoeists
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as in angered
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 roiled
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Governments across Asia are preparing for worst-case energy scenarios that could include a prolonged and severe disruption to supplies, as the US and Iran remain at odds over proposals to end a conflict that has roiled global markets.
—Claire Jiao, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
The war in Iran, which has roiled the oil market, has made this Chevron arguably the world’s most famous.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The prices of metals both precious and industrial fell Thursday as the Iran war roiled global commodities markets.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Its closure has seen gas prices soar and markets roiled.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Epstein files have roiled Washington in recent years.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Few years in recent memory have roiled Hollywood quite like this one.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Lucas’ amendment marked the mayor’s first formal maneuver in response to the federal criminal investigation that has roiled City Hall over the past year.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Governments across Asia are preparing for worst-case energy scenarios that could include a prolonged and severe disruption to supplies, as the US and Iran remain at odds over proposals to end a conflict that has roiled global markets.
—Claire Jiao, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
The war in Iran, which has roiled the oil market, has made this Chevron arguably the world’s most famous.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The prices of metals both precious and industrial fell Thursday as the Iran war roiled global commodities markets.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Its closure has seen gas prices soar and markets roiled.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Epstein files have roiled Washington in recent years.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Few years in recent memory have roiled Hollywood quite like this one.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roiled
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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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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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The team's lease at the American Airlines Center is set to expire in 2031, and while speculation has swirled about a potential relocation, Mavericks CEO Rick Welts made clear during a recent sports economic panel that the organization intends to remain in the city.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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New York City has denied another request for data about the toxins that swirled above Ground Zero after 9/11 — claiming nothing could be found — despite the discovery of 68 boxes worth of information on the subject just four months ago, the Daily News has learned.—
Thomas Tracy,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The first major nationwide protests against the Islamic regime began in June 2009, with demonstrators angered by the fraudulent presidential election.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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He was angered by the deaths and the damage to infrastructure and military capacities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Unlike regions such as southeast Florida or southern California, New York’s nearshore waters are frequently turbid and moderately rough, limiting the visibility of sharks from the air.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Why does Mitch find the view beautiful, though the water is turbid and he is enveloped in the scent of incense and candles?—
Katie Kitamura,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Rare was the creative artist, post-1970, who wasn’t churned up by bobbing in the Beatles’ wake.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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And while the city churned with anger, Se7enbites owner Trina Gregory took steps, swift ones, to bring some beauty back.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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The liberal Democratic governor, whose strict gun control measures have long infuriated gun owners, this week filed a bill to allow Sunday hunting and expand crossbow hunting, long overdue moves that aimed to shore up one of her biggest weaknesses in an election year.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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The arrest infuriated Anderson who said O'Malley is married with two young children and would have turned himself in.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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“Roiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roiled. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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