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verb

variants also vext
past tense of vex
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Recent Examples of vexed
Adjective
The briefing occasionally descended into shouting between Jean-Pierre and vexed reporters who said the White House has not been straight with them about Biden’s health. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 8 July 2024 Rocking all-black and a bandana to cover his nose and mouth, Abel displays the same vexed anger as his controversial Tedros character from HBO’s The Idol, which had the plug pulled after one season. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Verb
This, in turn, caused people to desert the label in droves, furious that a streaming service had the power to dictate who got popular or vexed that new artists making emo rap and other genre-fusions were included. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024 There’s a puzzling tension inherent in these amplitudes — one that has vexed generations of quantum physicists going back to Feynman and Schwinger themselves. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vexed 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vexed
Adjective
  • Those who get annoyed at stores stocking holiday decorations right after Halloween would have fumed at the droves of people decked out in Santa hats and holiday regalia for Mariah Carey’s Christmastime at Moody Center on Sunday.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Why some Democrats are annoyed: Some Democrats have expressed frustration over the Harris campaign’s messaging, especially on the economy.
    Cate Martel, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • They cannot be bothered with solving the day-to-day needs-to-survive of their charges.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • What really bothered me wasn't so much losing my job, but that BorgWarner continued to do business in Russia while I was being held prisoner there.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The Myth of Being Busy In the modern workplace, there’s a troubling trend where busyness is confused with productivity.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Each executive pushes their own agenda, leaving teams confused about what really matters and where to focus their efforts.
    Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Portnoy, visibly irritated in the video, further criticized Bryan for allegedly paying for the mention.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In the Season 4 premiere, the teachers were quite irritated by the construction traffic, as well as the impending gentrification from the addition to the neighborhood.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Jackson’s caution turned the roars from the stands to exasperated groans, but the reaction of Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca was rather different.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The views from the sideline and in Jerry Jones’ owner’s suite said it all, as there was a ton of head shaking and exasperated looks with the team pressing to figure it out.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Taylor Swift did not receive first place on Billboard 's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century list — and Swifties are upset.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The maid-of-honor booked a non-refundable birthday trip when she was told by the bride that her wedding was on another date Comments A bride getting married next year is upset because her maid-of-honor won't attend her wedding.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Hezbollah’s reputation in the country has suffered; many Lebanese, including the militia’s Shiite supporters, are angry at the scale of destruction of a war that many saw as unnecessary.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Yet just a season ago the Galaxy’s main supporters’ groups were boycotting home games, angry over the team’s lack of direction and its dysfunctional front office.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Diego Montaña, Alejandro Freire and Kaio Amaral were found guilty of aggravated murder, and Alejandro Míguez of complicity.
    Reuters, CNN, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Wagner is facing eight counts of aggravated murder and 14 other charges in the 2016 shooting deaths of seven members of Pike County's Rhoden family and one future member.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Vexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vexed. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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