as in infuriating
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as in enraging
to make angry
it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known
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Recent Examples of angering
Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
With some true detective work, Flueger quickly discovers that pigeons are trying to claim squatter rights a bit too close higher up, angering the furry felines.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Francis has tried to toe a balanced line on Gaza after initially angering Israel with comments that were perceived of as being supportive of the Palestinians.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
This is exemplified by the ways in which people were tying themselves in knots to appropriately grieve Payne’s death without angering anyone critical of his alleged behavior.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Google Chrome has started to remove ad blockers that don’t support its new Manifest V3 initiative, angering some users of the privacy preserving technology.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The new plan would do away with two of those lanes, angering some motorists and bus operators.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
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Around 10 individuals ran onto the court waving Palestinian flags, angering hundreds of attendees from the French Jewish community cheering for the Israeli team.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
With some true detective work, Flueger quickly discovers that pigeons are trying to claim squatter rights a bit too close higher up, angering the furry felines.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Francis has tried to toe a balanced line on Gaza after initially angering Israel with comments that were perceived of as being supportive of the Palestinians.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
This is exemplified by the ways in which people were tying themselves in knots to appropriately grieve Payne’s death without angering anyone critical of his alleged behavior.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Google Chrome has started to remove ad blockers that don’t support its new Manifest V3 initiative, angering some users of the privacy preserving technology.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The new plan would do away with two of those lanes, angering some motorists and bus operators.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angering
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The process becomes even more infuriating when life-threatening illness lurks in the background.Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Spotify For some of us, few things are more infuriating than a gadget that stops working due to a software change.Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
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Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors' stories to silence a woman who asked for safety.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors’ stories to silence a woman who asked for safety.Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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To fight pests, a technique called mRNA interference allows bioengineers to create a precision poison for a particularly troublesome beetle.Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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This is troublesome, since judges are not historians.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade group representing most major automakers except Tesla, has also criticized the requirement as burdensome.Jarrett Renshaw, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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General manager Trent Baalke is faced with making burdensome decisions on how to approach 2025, and cutting the cord on Engram's contract would be the first step in alleviating cap pressure and rebuilding a franchise that hasn't finished above .500 since 2007.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Angering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angering. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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