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as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied
a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities
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as in stormed
to express one's anger usually violently
the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
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Recent Examples of bristled
Alice bristled, saying that this would be too inconvenient, given her inability to drive.
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Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Records show many Weiner patients bristled when told to get a second opinion or became hostile at the suggestion that Weiner had mistreated them.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
Scores of phones were held aloft to record the spectacle as the room bristled with a mixture of excitement and sheer bewilderment.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
But he was really bristled up from the rut.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2024
Lebanese people who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday bristled at Netanyahu’s warning, with some also mocking the footage of Israeli soldiers planting the flag in the southern village of Maroun Al-Ras.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The union had previously argued for years that publishing actors’ true birth dates could limit their employment prospects, while LGBTQ groups bristled at the database’s practice of publishing birth names of transgender people.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
States must typically invite federal investigators to assess potential bird-flu cases in person, and some have bristled at the prospect of letting federal officials onto farms.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Records show many Weiner patients bristled when told to get a second opinion or became hostile at the suggestion that Weiner had mistreated them.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
Scores of phones were held aloft to record the spectacle as the room bristled with a mixture of excitement and sheer bewilderment.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
But he was really bristled up from the rut.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2024
Lebanese people who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday bristled at Netanyahu’s warning, with some also mocking the footage of Israeli soldiers planting the flag in the southern village of Maroun Al-Ras.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The union had previously argued for years that publishing actors’ true birth dates could limit their employment prospects, while LGBTQ groups bristled at the database’s practice of publishing birth names of transgender people.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
States must typically invite federal investigators to assess potential bird-flu cases in person, and some have bristled at the prospect of letting federal officials onto farms.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bristled
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This, as war raged in Europe, with Putin’s brutal campaign against Ukraine.Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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During a House Democratic caucus meeting, Jeffries presided over what sources described as an energetic caucus in which Democrats raged over being cut out of negotiations on the bill.Andrew Solender, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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But as the Dutchman turned back to find Bernardo Silva in midfield, to a collective groan from home fans, Guardiola burst to the edge of his technical area and appealed for calm.Thom Harris, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Yet England burst through again with another three wickets as pride was restored to some extent.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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The site opened itself fully to the public in February this year and has hummed along until the back half of 2024, with the presidential election, and the ensuing toxicity on X, turbocharging sign-ups.Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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While the offense hummed for most of the game, the defense struggled to neutralize Allen.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Bristled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bristled. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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