wrought (up)

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Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Scenes involving firearms alarmed distributors still grappling with the aftermath of the Columbine massacre, while the film’s October release via Newmarket was further complicated by a trailer prominently featuring an airplane crash just weeks after the September 11 attacks.
    José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
  • That relationship lasted until 2016, when Mobileye dropped Tesla as a customer after being alarmed that a driver assistance system was being sold to end users as driverless technology.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • For Kelly, the Mexican release is also another chapter in the unlikely afterlife of a film that has continued to attract new audiences long after its troubled theatrical debut.
    José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
  • De la Espriella promised El Salvador-style mega-prisons, while Cepeda promised to salvage Petro’s troubled ‘total peace’ talks with rebel groups.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • This is an odd thing to be upset about.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Now, multiple residents are left worried about what's to come next week with extremely hot temperatures in the forecast.
    Heath Kalb, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • With voters nationwide worried about inflation and the rising cost of living, some Californians might feel less inclined to provide full healthcare coverage to those lacking legal status.
    Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • When Dodge promoted her talk on Instagram earlier this month, the post attracted nearly 1,300 comments, many of which were written by disquieted Dodge students and alumni.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • As reported by at the time by CBS Chicago's Jim Avila, the grave was over 5 feet deep and 6 feet wide, and was discovered after heavy rains washed away part of the freshly disturbed ground.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Pulling brush back onto disturbed dirt areas to reduce erosion.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • Her son was too distraught to speak on Sunday.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • Caitlin Clark appeared emotionally distraught during a postgame news conference after the Indiana Fever's 113-96 loss to the Atlanta Dream and archrival Angel Reese.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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