1
as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
that kind of rude treatment from a young person makes me rankle
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2
as in to infuriate
to make angry
it rankles me when some schools can't even afford paper and pencils for the students
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Recent Examples of rankle
The October dates could rankle fans who prefer their rivalries at the end of the season.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
The United States Trade Representative, led by Katherine Tai, steadfastly avoided pursuing new trade deals that might rankle labor leaders, instead focusing on issues like strengthening labor rights in Mexico.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Conrad Empson Photo: Bravo/Zev Schmitz/Bravo Bosun Below Deck Mediterranean
Season 3
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This bosun was the youngest of the deck team but also in charge, which rankled a lot of his subordinates, especially João Franco.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
While conservatives have traditionally been opposed to raising the debt ceiling, Trump has recently rankled Republicans by calling for the federal borrowing limit to be removed entirely.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
The United States Trade Representative, led by Katherine Tai, steadfastly avoided pursuing new trade deals that might rankle labor leaders, instead focusing on issues like strengthening labor rights in Mexico.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Conrad Empson Photo: Bravo/Zev Schmitz/Bravo Bosun Below Deck Mediterranean
Season 3
—
This bosun was the youngest of the deck team but also in charge, which rankled a lot of his subordinates, especially João Franco.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
While conservatives have traditionally been opposed to raising the debt ceiling, Trump has recently rankled Republicans by calling for the federal borrowing limit to be removed entirely.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rankle
Verb
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For fans who can’t get enough of Reacher, Prime Video is also steaming Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher movies.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Before leaving, the installation team steamed out every wrinkle in her new shades.—
Maria Yagoda,
Curbed,
14 Feb. 2025
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The final minutes of Arizona’s 81-72 victory in Tempe on Saturday afternoon featured one head-butt, two ejections, ASU players in the locker room before the final buzzer and infuriated coach Bobby Hurley refusing to shake hands with his counterpart, Tommy Lloyd.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Its stock price tumbled, infuriating shareholders and catching the attention of regulators concerned about a lack of disclosure.—
Daisuke Wakabayashi,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Storms raged at last year’s festival, dampening the fun.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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The SpaceX billionaire also raged against U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, who issued a ruling last week blocking DOGE from getting into the Treasury's payment system, which contains sensitive information about American taxpayers' identities, including bank account and Social Security numbers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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The former Republican majority leader has angered some of Trump's supporters for votes and views that conflict with the president's.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Further confusing and angering fans has been the way the team has seemingly taken shots at Dončić's work ethic and conditioning.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
Verb
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Meanwhile, ordinary Americans will grow ever more enraged by the system’s ongoing failures, creating bountiful opportunities for someone who caters to their rage—someone like Donald Trump.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Saudi Arabia, which as the region’s dominant diplomatic center, as well as spiritual home to the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims – many of whom are enraged by Israel’s actions – has perhaps the most skin in the game.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Save water from boiling foods to make soups, cook rice, and prepare other foods.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
21 Feb. 2025
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Add pasta sauce and broth; boil until tender: Add pasta sauce to skillet.—
Melissa Gray,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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He's heard perhaps the university chancellor at the time of the formula's creation annoyed the wrong person, and UW-Whitewater has been shorted ever since.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
Journal Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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There was nothing quite like watching Ted win the hearts of everyone around him, from the woman who literally set him up to fail, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) to the ready-to-retire and always annoyed Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Rankle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rankle. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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