wrought (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrought (up)
Adjective
  • Still, Russia is genuinely alarmed at the prospect of US weapons, even defensive Patriot missile defense systems, flowing back into Ukraine.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
  • The reactions on social media were swift and alarmed.
    Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Son of Liam’s Map was a troubled sixth in the Kentucky Derby and a closing second in the Matt Winn Stakes in his last start.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Cornell took the helm at Target in 2014, another troubled time in the company's history.
    Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • But that type of upset remains an exception, argues Litman, who says there were a handful of factors that made Foxx's race in Arizona a very different playing field.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Critics of Greene's bill are worried that the legislation could disproportionately benefit higher-income individuals, who naturally stand to make more profits from a home sale.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • One of the biggest shifts since the time of Rose is that far fewer Americans are worried about this potential problem.
    Harry Enten, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Regardless of development, the area of disturbed weather is expected to be a rainmaker in the region.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 July 2025
  • And daily hauls of the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, The New York Times, plus a new one, Adweek, placed around the ground-floor lobby if seemingly never disturbed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • In between takes, Zaki, in real life Sayed Akbari, was receiving frantic calls from his distraught nieces in Kabul because schools for girls were shutting down.
    Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The distraught woman can be seen sprinting away from the scene in distress, with one of her sneakers appearing to have fallen off during the terrifying ordeal.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • At the time, Twitter’s ad business was in trouble—and Tesla shareholders worried Musk was too distracted from his supposed main gig, running the automaker.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
  • Serious traffic crashes and deaths have risen sharply across the U.S., largely due to distracted driving.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Then there's the real world, which is entirely different, so in reality people have nothing to be nervous about.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 July 2025
  • The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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