set (against)

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Verb
  • Starmer also has angered supporters with attempts to cut welfare spending, some of which were reversed after Labour revolts.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Buyers were angered after finding out that the new features would be released later than expected, the filing said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • What was the song that infuriated the coach?
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • Still, even an unsuccessful appeal would let Democrats try to blame their failure on the conservative majority that dominates the nation's highest court, which has already infuriated the party and civil rights groups by neutering the Voting Rights Act.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • After, the series stars Sadie Soverall as Percy and Matt Cornett as Sam, estranged childhood friends who reunite as adults.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Court records show Abugharbieh has been estranged from his family since 2023.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • That’s Joel Schumacher’s 1993 revenge thriller about a fed-up white Angeleno who embarks on a violent odyssey across an alienating urban hellscape to reunite with his daughter.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
  • The two disagreed on whether data centers should connect to the grid, with Neugebauer alienating a potential customer.
    Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Griffin and opponents of Mamdani were enraged.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
  • Wave head coach Jonas Eidevall walked off the pitch enraged after being shown a red card 10 minutes before his team suffered a 1-0 loss to Bay FC.
    Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • McAvoy was incensed after being slew-footed by Benson, who has thus far escaped any supplemental discipline.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
  • During cross-examination, Nuñez admitted being incensed about Intriago using his name but downplayed any ramifications.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Set (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20%28against%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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