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as in angers
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 roils
Continue reading … PUMP PANIC — White House says oil price spike 'short-term' as Iran conflict roils energy markets.
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FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The vast majority of the world’s most advanced chips are produced in Taiwan, so anything that roils that supply chain would be negative for the stock market and the global economy.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
California’s Republican politicians have stayed relatively quiet about a federal immigration agent’s shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, even as his death roils both state and national politics.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The senator was expected to announce her run for governor of Minnesota this week, but the launch is on pause as ICE's presence roils Minneapolis.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Dear Reader, For Bon Appétit’s food editors, the holidays roll around when the heat of summer still roils the sidewalks outside the Test Kitchen.
—Bon Appétit Test Kitchen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
That goal, and the man, remain at the center of a dispute that still roils Santa Ana a year after Rodriguez’s death.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
The Atlantic roils under the graying sky, the breeze turning everyone’s nipples to glass.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Gambling scandal roils the NBA A big reason for Kansas City’s success has been the improved play of its pass catchers.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The vast majority of the world’s most advanced chips are produced in Taiwan, so anything that roils that supply chain would be negative for the stock market and the global economy.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
California’s Republican politicians have stayed relatively quiet about a federal immigration agent’s shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, even as his death roils both state and national politics.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The senator was expected to announce her run for governor of Minnesota this week, but the launch is on pause as ICE's presence roils Minneapolis.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Dear Reader, For Bon Appétit’s food editors, the holidays roll around when the heat of summer still roils the sidewalks outside the Test Kitchen.
—Bon Appétit Test Kitchen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
That goal, and the man, remain at the center of a dispute that still roils Santa Ana a year after Rodriguez’s death.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
The Atlantic roils under the graying sky, the breeze turning everyone’s nipples to glass.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Gambling scandal roils the NBA A big reason for Kansas City’s success has been the improved play of its pass catchers.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roils
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As the song churns on, the focus narrows in on West until everything else falls away.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
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Their immense gravitational influence churns gas, dust, and even proximate stars around them, thus exerting a tremendous influence on their host galaxies.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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LaCava said the change seems like another city policy that angers many residents without major impact.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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What angers me is thinking about what could have been.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Bobbi boils with resentment and shame when Recife’s crooked police chief undermines his masculinity.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Charleston has also earned a national reputation for its cuisine, with restaurants, such as Hyman’s Seafood and Magnolias, serving classic dishes like shrimp-n-grits, red rice, and Lowcountry boils.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ugh, Salley infuriates me more than people who stop at the top of the subway stairs to check their phone.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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No one exemplifies that, and infuriates Twins fans more, than Ortiz.—
Brian Hall,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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To load the product onto the brush, Barnes swirls the tool into the pan twice and taps it twice to prevent fallout.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
12 Dec. 2025
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The lights are dim and jazzy music swirls the intimate crowd.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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This is exactly the kind of mainstream Christian view that enrages Allie Beth Stuckey.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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This enrages Rebecca, who demands half his new salary, and the pair engage in a battle for control.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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Trump seethes with hatred and erupts in volcanic fury to denounce, demonize, disparage and threaten anyone who refuses to support his increasingly irrational and harmful proposals and actions.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 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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Even as Riley’s high-concept, allegorical sci-fi spins wildly out of control, especially around a teleportation device that’s somehow both under- and overexplained, the three actors ground a dizzying, entertaining acid trip that plays all the way to the back of the room.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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This spins Salley out all over again.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Roils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roils. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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