1
as in swirling
to be in a state of violent rolling motion
the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore
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2
as in angering
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 roiling
The speech was heavy on partisan attacks, but light on any real acknowledgment of — or proposed path out of — the mounting political tensions that are roiling the nation under his leadership and threatening his party’s chances of retaining power in the upcoming midterms.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
After all, 2026 is shaping up to be a chaotic year, with an uncertain economy, political pandemonium roiling every market, and a falling dollar.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
Enveloped in all this optical dazzlement, and cutting across the frame with their bold, frontal gazes, the women are the very embodiment of dignity and power, mirrors of the independence roiling at the heart of the nation.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
The fight between Comulate and Applied reflects larger dynamics roiling the software industry as AI agents and vibe coding tools, led by AI developer Anthropic, threaten to take market share from software incumbents.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Cost-of-living concerns, after all, are also roiling France, Germany, Canada, and Britain.
—Jamie Holmes, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Tamma, who is gay, is a roiling stew of adolescent emotions further fueled by physical abuse suffered in childhood at her father’s hands and by the neglect and disdain dumped on her by her mother.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
But the appearance of planetary nebulas has little to do with planets at all—these nebulas are actually roiling clouds of hot gas that emanate from dying sunlike stars and linger after their deaths.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026
Videos of the fatal shooting have spread rapidly online in recent days, roiling the political landscape and prompting protests in Kansas City, Minneapolis and across the country.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
After all, 2026 is shaping up to be a chaotic year, with an uncertain economy, political pandemonium roiling every market, and a falling dollar.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
Enveloped in all this optical dazzlement, and cutting across the frame with their bold, frontal gazes, the women are the very embodiment of dignity and power, mirrors of the independence roiling at the heart of the nation.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
The fight between Comulate and Applied reflects larger dynamics roiling the software industry as AI agents and vibe coding tools, led by AI developer Anthropic, threaten to take market share from software incumbents.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Cost-of-living concerns, after all, are also roiling France, Germany, Canada, and Britain.
—Jamie Holmes, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Tamma, who is gay, is a roiling stew of adolescent emotions further fueled by physical abuse suffered in childhood at her father’s hands and by the neglect and disdain dumped on her by her mother.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
But the appearance of planetary nebulas has little to do with planets at all—these nebulas are actually roiling clouds of hot gas that emanate from dying sunlike stars and linger after their deaths.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026
Videos of the fatal shooting have spread rapidly online in recent days, roiling the political landscape and prompting protests in Kansas City, Minneapolis and across the country.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roiling
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The team also revealed that the resulting dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) fibers exhibit intrinsic softness, with an overall Young’s modulus of 37 MPa, enabling electrically controllable actuation modes with high freedom in bending, compression, and three-dimensional(3D) swirling motions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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That type of public funding may be harder to come by with so many questions now swirling around Hill and McCrory.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The two sat up front and refused to move, angering the driver, who stormed off at every stop, all through the night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The policy coincided with hurricane season, and relief efforts in states such as Missouri, North Carolina, and California were delayed, angering the public and, in many cases, their Republican representatives.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Something has got to give, meaning parents must make a stomach-churning sacrifice somewhere.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Rosi shows us cranes and other instruments churning away, with no one in sight.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Instead of infuriating customers at drive-thrus, the company is looking to exasperate its existing employees with the tech instead.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
26 Feb. 2026
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For women in perimenopause and menopause, when hormones feel unpredictable and symptoms can be frustrating (er, infuriating) and vague, having a tool that makes at least one piece of the internal puzzle visible can be empowering.—
Rita Templeton,
Flow Space,
18 Feb. 2026
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When an advisory is declared, impacted residents should not drink or use the tap water for preparing food or brushing teeth without boiling it first, the public utility said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Cooking methods matter—boiling or poaching eggs keeps them healthy, while frying adds extra calories and fat.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 2026
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Talking about a movie, good or bad, is free marketing, and Fennell seems to understand better than most that enraging potential ticket-holders is a promotional strategy.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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Hulu This startling three-part docuseries tells the unfortunate, enraging story of Larry Ray.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Security forces killed more than 500, arrested 22,000, and blacked out the internet—much of the population has been seething right through today.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Farke stormed towards Peter Bankes, seething with the referee’s performance and got a red card for his troubles.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Trump then ordered the assassination of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, further inflaming tensions between the two nations.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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On top of that, Sybil receives a terminal breast cancer diagnosis, further inflaming tensions throughout the house over the holidays.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Roiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roiling. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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