as in infuriating
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as in indignation
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as in angering
to make angry
the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy
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as in scenting
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 Synonyms for incensing
Adjective
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That sounds like an infuriating way to look at a painting.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025 -
The process becomes even more infuriating when life-threatening illness lurks in the background.—
Arthur E Palamara,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Dec. 2024
Noun
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If Jude’s previous two fiction films were Molotov cocktails of indignation, his latest secretes a kind of scentless poison that gets at the banality with which social injustices are processed and rationalized.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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There was a pervasive sense of indignation from current and former European officials, who have funneled significant aid to Ukraine and are deeply worried about how a ceasefire deal could impact the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) eastern edge.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Venture Colonialism There is arguably no single scholar more well versed, incisive, and thought provoking than Stern in analyzing the evolution of joint-stock corporations in the British Empire.—
Caroline Elkins,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
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Her work is technically amazing, thought provoking and has tons of heart.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
17 Mar. 2024
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Still, McConnell diverged with Mr. Trump sometimes, drawing the president's ire.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The agency itself receives plenty of ire from Trump on social media.—
Ray Nothstine,
National Review,
18 Feb. 2025
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When media outlets amplify racially inflammatory rhetoric, that, too, affects viewers.—
Erika Franklin Fowler,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The improvement, particularly in his inflammatory markers, suggests that the treatment is working.—
Aurora Almendral,
NBC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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There are moments when the performers overplay the humor, suspense and moral outrage.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Democrats used the overnight session that ended early Friday morning as a platform for their outrage over what President Donald Trump has wrought during his first month in office and their warnings of what is still to come.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Maher said a person’s legal status has never been used as an aggravating factor in death penalty cases.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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This allows the skin to adapt without the aggravating impact of the sun.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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There has been growing concern within several news outlets about drawing the wrath of the Trump administration.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The result of such whiplash: People who have experienced the various stages of a Trump relationship often remain tied to him, yet also fearful of his wrath, concluding that praising Trump—or at least staying silent about his shortcomings—is the best survival strategy.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Incensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incensing. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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