wrought (up)

Definition of wrought (up)next

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Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2024 inked a mutual defense treaty, and North Korea has provided thousands of soldiers and munitions to aid Russia’s war on Ukraine, a development that’s alarmed a West wary of a growing alignment between Pyongyang, Moscow and Beijing.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • As part of that crackdown, the FBI in January seized the electronic devices of a Washington Post reporter, a move that alarmed media organizations and advocates of press freedom.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • The move is politically controversial due to Armenia’s troubled past with the two powers, but the opposition remained too fractured and scarred by association with past corruption to put up a considerable fight.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026
  • Beyond those posts, however, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution discovered a complicated and, at times, troubled history for both the clinic and its co-founder.
    Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
Adjective
  • Brueggmann was more than good Friday, lifting the Warriors to a 2-1 upset victory over Marist in a Class 4A state semifinal game at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • According to the standings, this wasn’t much of an upset.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Adjective
  • Anthropic is also worried that competitors could use Anthropic’s AI systems to turbocharge their own research — Anthropic uses its own AI systems to help create the next generation of its models.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 11 June 2026
  • Brandon, who lives in Rockwell, North Carolina, is worried that new Medicaid work requirements starting next year could jeopardize her health coverage.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 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
  • In the series finale, Bill is shot and killed by his disturbed neighbor, Carl (Carlos Jacott).
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
  • Part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the center's forecasters track fronts, tropical waves and other areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic, Gulf, Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Both Jesse and Ashley were emotionally distraught and crying throughout the video.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
  • The next night, Husband arrived for his shift looking shaky and distraught and breathing heavily.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 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 14 Jun. 2026.

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