wrought (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrought (up)
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • However, its minimal restrictions have alarmed lawyers, researchers, and public figures.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The actor remembered that paramedics became alarmed after checking his vital signs, and he was rushed to the nearest hospital.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Lots of laughter, troubled gazes, leftovers.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The chancellor for the troubled University of Minnesota-Morris will step down from her role by the end of December.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Madison is upset that Joe doesn’t seem that affected or eager to comfort her; meanwhile, Joe’s internally feeling like that one picture of Nicole Kidman.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Barbz were upset with Nicki’s cancellation, and some pleaded with her to take a break from social media.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Emma Donoghue’s Room, which continues to haunt worried parents everywhere?
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • There also are those worried about player and staff safety as rowdy revelers stomp onto the field.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The fifth group, LC5, involved disturbed or fragmented sleep.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The area of disturbed weather likely to become Jerry is moving quickly west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The post consisted of two dashcam images of a distraught 12-year-old who, desperate to heal her sick puppy, got behind the wheel for the first time and tried to drive to the vet.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The story starts to unfold more briskly once Nolan gets Tully to agree to exchange Elsbeth for the increasingly and very loudly distraught store staffer in costume as Raggedy Ann.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The main culprits are well known – speeding, alcohol, distracted driving, and the simple failure to wear a seatbelt.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While Polarity, Greg, Sam, and Jordan keep Cipher distracted, Emma, Cate, and Annabeth go looking for her.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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