agitated
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Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Wilby told the court he had hoped to continue their previous conversation about the constituent on the Tube, but claimed Creasy "became quite agitated" and that he was "quite shocked by her reaction".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim sang Alessandro with a hooded quality and too much vibrato; he sounded messy, especially in the big register jumps of his agitated Act 2 aria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Martínez-Olguín said she inherited the case because she was already overseeing another lawsuit dealing with the merger — not because Paramount had agitated for a change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He became agitated when he saw riders moving past the farm’s front gate.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Vocabulary lists containing agitated
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