as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation
irritated viewers were bombarding the station with complaints about the game's delayed start
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as in bothered
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment
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Recent Examples of irritated
Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
In addition to its anti-aging benefits, the Dr. Loretta eye gel also offers a cooling effect that soothes irritated and puffy eyes.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
As the colder temperatures set in and the crisp autumn air turns dry, your skin can quickly feel the toll of the winter season—becoming dehydrated, irritated, and vulnerable.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Avoid triggers: Identify and avoid known irritants, such as soap and laundry detergents containing fragrances or other harsh chemicals.
Try an oatmeal bath: Oatmeal baths can soothe dry, itchy, irritated skin.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 27 Nov. 2024
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Other research has found that people with easily irritated skin bathed in a rice starch mixture for 15 minutes twice daily improved their healing capacity by 20%.3 This study's participants with eczema also improved their skin barrier after the rice treatments.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
In addition to its anti-aging benefits, the Dr. Loretta eye gel also offers a cooling effect that soothes irritated and puffy eyes.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
As the colder temperatures set in and the crisp autumn air turns dry, your skin can quickly feel the toll of the winter season—becoming dehydrated, irritated, and vulnerable.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Avoid triggers: Identify and avoid known irritants, such as soap and laundry detergents containing fragrances or other harsh chemicals.
Try an oatmeal bath: Oatmeal baths can soothe dry, itchy, irritated skin.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritated
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The Oilers were annoyed to drop those games — defeats that came in different yet crushing ways.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Confused and annoyed, he’s taken to Colonel Watson Smith (Anthony Howell) to justify his allegiance.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The technology behind an LLM is sufficiently advanced because the people using it have not bothered to understand it.Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
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While the Pistons already had listed starting small forward Tobias Harris out with a sprained right thumb, Jaden Ivey, who had been listed as the starting shooting guard, was scratched just prior to tipoff with knee pain.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
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This kid came up through covid, has had 3 head coaches already, and has been healthy scratched by them all, including in the playoffs.Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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There’s comic mileage in Gromit’s expressive eyes – ranging from exasperated to determined – as the heroic dog endeavors to save the day.Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Candidates running on a platform of normalcy, of maintaining the status quo with a couple of careful tweaks, only prompt exasperated eye rolls from a decisive chunk of the American electorate.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Most of the posters had been scraped away by Wednesday, though remnants of them remained.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 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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When customers are angry, representatives by nature are likely to get defensive.Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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New Mom Gives Birth, Only To Learn What Family Did With Baby By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter 10 A woman whose daughter was born via cesarean section has opened up about the one thing that left her upset following the birth.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Playing shorthanded against one of the best defenses the Vols have faced all season did not help the visitors’ upset chances.David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The 50 other men, most charged with aggravated rape, who were tried alongside him, were also convicted.Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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The first-degree murder charge, which carries up to life in prison without parole, requires an aggravated factor.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Irritated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritated. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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