as in angers
to make angry
finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up
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In all, PayPal Park is allowed to host as many as 15 concerts a year, a number that delights some live music fans and angers those in the neighborhood who are concerned about the noise that these shows will generate.
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Becerra has received a lot of support from Big Oil, which also angers progressives but is also probably a good thing since California still needs a lot of oil.
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Georgia Supreme Court challenger Jen Jordan infuriates Republicans with a new fundraising email.
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To that end, Nate's extravagant wedding infuriates Naz, who thinks Nate has the ability to pay him back but is holding out on him.
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The ghostly character doesn't have a particularly significant role in the story, but is a constant nuisance in the tapestry of Hogwarts with antics that include throwing things, making messes, pulling pranks, and generally causing mischief that enrages caretaker Argus Filch.
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This is exactly the kind of mainstream Christian view that enrages Allie Beth Stuckey.
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The mild-mannered married dad of two young adult children ticks off a laundry list of advocacy and policy achievements, especially affordable housing, tenants and workers rights, racial justice and improving public schools, like the ones his kids attended in Park Slope.
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Made with 76 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 24 percent Cabernet Franc from a high-altitude estate vineyard in an area of Sonoma known for its impeccable Bordeaux-style blends, this wine ticks off all the boxes for lovers of bold reds.
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?
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One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.
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This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.
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The content outrages some people and delights others; publishing more of it advances the meta discourse that’s been layered on top of the actual news, drawing attention from the unfolding conflict itself.
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“Steams up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steams%20up. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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