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as in enraged
feeling or showing anger incensed residents demanded that the police apprehend the punks who vandalized the cemetery

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verb (1)

past tense of incense

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verb (2)

past tense of incense
as in scented
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences

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Recent Examples of incensed
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At one point, Lena, still grieving Abram, becomes incensed by the dismissive way her co-workers treat the mail of deceased soldiers. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024 At one point, Lena, still grieving Abram, becomes incensed by the dismissive way her co-workers treat the mail of deceased soldiers. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024 At one point, Lena, still grieving Abram, becomes incensed by the dismissive way her co-workers treat the mail of deceased soldiers. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024 At one point, Lena, still grieving Abram, becomes incensed by the dismissive way her co-workers treat the mail of deceased soldiers. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024 Swifties were incensed by the inclusion of West (who now goes by Ye and was ranked by Billboard as the seventh greatest pop star of the 21st century) as well as the offensive footage from his music video in a reel ostensibly designed to pay tribute to Swift. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024 Swifties were incensed by the inclusion of West (who now goes by Ye and was ranked by Billboard as the seventh greatest pop star of the 21st century) as well as the offensive footage from his music video in a reel ostensibly designed to pay tribute to Swift. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024 Swifties were incensed by the inclusion of West (who now goes by Ye and was ranked by Billboard as the seventh greatest pop star of the 21st century) as well as the offensive footage from his music video in a reel ostensibly designed to pay tribute to Swift. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024 Swifties were incensed by the inclusion of West (who now goes by Ye and was ranked by Billboard as the seventh greatest pop star of the 21st century) as well as the offensive footage from his music video in a reel ostensibly designed to pay tribute to Swift. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incensed
Adjective
  • Early this year, the company had a PR problem as angry customers raged online about higher menu prices.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Folks are always angry at D.C., and yet, states have to make things work every day.
    Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.
    Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • The pair ended up shoving each other, with Ait-Nouri clearly furious before Wolves head of goalkeeping Neil Cutler and reserve goalkeeper Dan Bentley jumped between the pair and tried to shove Ait-Nouri away.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather was out shopping in London this week when he and his entourage were seemingly targeted by an angry mob that, according to reports, were furious over his support for Israel.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • After Israel bombed an Iranian consulate building in Syria in April, Iran launched its unprecedented direct attack, firing more than 350 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones straight at its enemy.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The weapon will now undergo ballistic testing, New York Police Department Chief Joseph Kenny said on Monday.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • The two initiatives appeared to both panic and infuriate Kagame, who viewed them as part of a joint attempt by Tshisekedi and Museveni to sideline him economically and strategically.
    Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
  • These reflections—framed around a third death, which Francine does nothing to avert—will either thrill or infuriate, depending on the reader.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022

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“Incensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incensed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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