as in enraged
feeling or showing anger
my sister gets really angry and practically throws a tantrum if her soccer team loses
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Recent Examples of angry
Now is the time for Colorado leaders to push back on this bad decision and fight for a future where disaster declarations are considered on their merits and qualifications, not on the angry whims of one man.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Authorities said before the shooting, Quijano had become angry and had been cursing at employees at Bulldog Ale House, and was asked to leave.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
There were numerous reports about an uptick in early voting that favored Democrats as well as a surge by Republicans, fueled by angry rural voters in the southern half of the state, who surged on Election Day in an effort to defeat the measure.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Director Matt Pfeiffer tries not to tie it too strongly to an extreme light or dark mood but does keep up a snappy pace, plays most of the angriest outbursts for laughs and takes good advantage of the openness of the Playhouse on Park stage area.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Authorities said before the shooting, Quijano had become angry and had been cursing at employees at Bulldog Ale House, and was asked to leave.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
There were numerous reports about an uptick in early voting that favored Democrats as well as a surge by Republicans, fueled by angry rural voters in the southern half of the state, who surged on Election Day in an effort to defeat the measure.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Director Matt Pfeiffer tries not to tie it too strongly to an extreme light or dark mood but does keep up a snappy pace, plays most of the angriest outbursts for laughs and takes good advantage of the openness of the Playhouse on Park stage area.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angry
Adjective
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Officers said an adult male suspect attempted to sell products to the bakery and became enraged when an employee declined.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after administering the technical to an enraged Self, referee Doug Sirmons hit KU’s coach with another tech, ostensibly for remaining on the court instead of returning to the coach’s box.—
Gary Bedore
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The outraged reactions only intensified, including claims that teams would be reticent to do business with the Ravens in the future.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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His death has left many shocked and outraged.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the annals of English football, this shoots close to the top of the list of ridiculous moments, along with Troy Deeney’s mad goal for Watford in the Championship play-offs in 2013 and Sergio Aguero’s Premier League title-winning strike for Manchester City in 2012.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Here's our list of the five best space prison movies (in no particular order, don't get mad at the numbers).—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Officials were furious about a video Mamdani made in front of Griffin's building to justify taxing the owners of multimillion dollar apartments.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The latter song exemplifies Martin’s neck-snappingly furious style; his drumming simply never settles.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the head of ATF Chicago, I, Christopher, have seen firsthand that by leveraging technology such as ballistic evidence, law enforcement can identify the true drivers of violence to intervene early and disrupt the violence cycle.—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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One Secret Service officer was shot in the chest, but was wearing a ballistic vest that worked.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angry. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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