as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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Recent Examples of irate
Helen is irate and prepared to kill Trent on the spot, but in a turn of events, Sam kills Alex, his wife and Trent — all in a matter of seconds.
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Kerr, who also picked up a late technical, was irate and screamed at the referees after the final buzzer.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The widespread disinformation and lies about Israel — claims that Israel is an apartheid state and committing genocide, for instance — have many people confused or irate.
—Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump was irate at Fox over the Arizona race call in 2020, and appealed directly to the Murdoch family that night to complain.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Kerr, who also picked up a late technical, was irate and screamed at the referees after the final buzzer.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The widespread disinformation and lies about Israel — claims that Israel is an apartheid state and committing genocide, for instance — have many people confused or irate.
—Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump was irate at Fox over the Arizona race call in 2020, and appealed directly to the Murdoch family that night to complain.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate
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When customers are angry, representatives by nature are likely to get defensive.Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Watching his massive bank of video screens with the angry mob clashing with the Raiders, there seems to be more than a hint of veracity to that intriguing statement.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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And no other post-World War II president faced a powerful Asian adversary like today’s China: large, resourceful, indignant, and determined to claim the central regional position.Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2022
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The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 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
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At the Los Feliz branch of Los Angeles Public Library, children’s librarian Diane Garcia said she has been intimidated several times by a patron who was furious about the LGBTQ+ picture books on display.Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nicole has got this mad playfulness as a performer.Marley Marius, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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The first-year director of sports performance is a culture-setting strength coach, mad sports scientist and vocal advocate for her athletes.Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Russian drones were also reported to have entered Latvian and Romanian airspace in September, while Poland was forced to scramble fighter jets last week when Russia conducted ballistic and cruise missile strikes on western Ukraine.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Streets in the capital Kyiv remained largely empty Friday morning as Ukraine’s air force warned of the threat of ballistic and cruise missiles potentially targeting parts of the country.Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN, 13 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
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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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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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