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as in to anger
to make angry
the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor
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Recent Examples of roil
The statuette was designed in the early years of the Space Age, more than 70 years ago when television was the upstart medium roiling the Hollywood studio establishment.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
And anyone who’s ever dealt with a roiling belly—so, all of us—knows just how um, sweet, that release can be.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
But the movie gets lost in the gulf between standard, if illuminating, biography and roiling existential crisis.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Their backgrounds and temperaments could hardly be more different, yet both sense in each other a missing piece.
Neglected and roiling with rage, Darren needs to be loved but can’t face his own vulnerability.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
And anyone who’s ever dealt with a roiling belly—so, all of us—knows just how um, sweet, that release can be.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
But the movie gets lost in the gulf between standard, if illuminating, biography and roiling existential crisis.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Their backgrounds and temperaments could hardly be more different, yet both sense in each other a missing piece.
Neglected and roiling with rage, Darren needs to be loved but can’t face his own vulnerability.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
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Rumors had swirled that President Donald Trump’s administration, in concert with billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, planned to fire employees who were on probation.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2025
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Questions have been swirling on campuses in recent days: Will colleges have to cancel special graduation ceremonies for marginalized groups?—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The meeting angered Democrats, who were horrified by Trump and Vice President Vance's conduct.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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The brand also angered left-leaning customers because of its conciliatory response to right-wing attacks.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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On a recent day, the printing company contracted to produce the cards was churning them out by the hundreds of thousands.—
Miriam Jordan,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Weather led to a scrub of the Aug. 3 attempt, but SpaceX was able to launch despite Tropical Storm Debby churning off Florida’s southwest coast.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2025
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On Saturday, Hamas filmed two hostages who were forced to watch the release of others, turning to a camera and begging to be released, in yet another public spectacle that infuriated Israel.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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And what answers can Howe belatedly unearth to arrest Newcastle’s infuriating inconsistency?—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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The seething diss track – which on Feb. 2 won the Grammy Awards for record and song of the year, among its five victories – adds a third week atop the Global 200.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2025
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Which is the better basis for promoting U.S.-led cooperation on this or any other matter — friendship or seething resentment?—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
14 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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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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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roil. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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