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as in to anger
to make angry
the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor
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Recent Examples of roil
President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month.
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
The result was not a smooth stretching of space and time inside, but a roiling sea of space and time stretching and compressing in multiple directions.
—Lyndie Chiou, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
Trump’s failures are twofold: failing to convince the courts that his policies are legal and justified (which, in large part, can’t be done with activist judges) and roiling the stock markets with tariff policies.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
The cancellation of about 13,200 tons of U.S. pork is the most since the covid-19 pandemic roiled global supply chains.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
The result was not a smooth stretching of space and time inside, but a roiling sea of space and time stretching and compressing in multiple directions.
—Lyndie Chiou, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
Trump’s failures are twofold: failing to convince the courts that his policies are legal and justified (which, in large part, can’t be done with activist judges) and roiling the stock markets with tariff policies.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
The cancellation of about 13,200 tons of U.S. pork is the most since the covid-19 pandemic roiled global supply chains.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
Verb
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Cook, swirling butter and stirring often, until butter is golden brown and has a nutty fragrance, 2 to 3 minutes more.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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Clues that pointed astronomers to these locations included swirling gas influenced by an early planet’s gravity, as well as rings and gaps of dust inside dust disks.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Any effort to rename the body of water would likely deeply anger Iran, which was historically called Persia, and perhaps other Middle Eastern states as well.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
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The English-for-truckers push has particularly angered me, though.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Even when the surface churns with waves, the anchor holds below, rooted in unseen ground.—
Nancy Zamierowski,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Weather led to a scrub of the Aug. 3 attempt, but SpaceX was able to launch despite Tropical Storm Debby churning off Florida’s southwest coast.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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One thing is certain: Tyreek can be frustrating, exciting, dramatic, funny, sobering, entertaining and infuriating all in the same day.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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Dorsey’s effort has infuriated critics in a city that has pioneered harm reduction.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
6 May 2025
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In the summer, Nichols’s grandmother would boil plants from her garden in a large pot to make herbal medicine.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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Following tradition for the upcoming conclave, nuns will prepare local food such as lamb skewers, spaghetti, and boiled vegetables for cardinals.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 May 2025
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The blood alcohol level of hockey player brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau did not contribute to their deaths the day they were fatally struck by an allegedly drunk and enraged driver, a judge ruled Tuesday.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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In Sedona, after the City Council approved a zoning change in the spring of 2024 that would have allowed homeless workers to park in a public lot, enraged residents organized a referendum that shut it down a few months later, before anyone parked there.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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After Harry leaves, Eddie sits in silence, seething as a single tear streams down his face.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The two kids are just sitting there reacting to it, and Richard Dreyfuss is just sitting there seething.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Easily annoyed by noises like gum smacking or cereal slurping.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The controversy over attire comes just two months after Zelensky was criticized and called disrespectful by a reporter at the White House for not wearing a suit during his visit to the Oval Office, with reports suggesting that Trump was annoyed by Zelensky's choice of clothing.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roil. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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