antagonize
Example Sentences
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I was not afraid, because Togbe had taught me that most animals only attacked if threatened, and out here I had a chance to meet them without anyone else antagonizing them.
From Literature
Zohran Mamdani, who just swept to victory in the New York City mayoral race, already faces his next big challenge: making the right hires without alienating loyalists or further antagonizing skeptics.
Some also contend the deal has unnecessarily antagonized China, Australia’s main trading partner.
When a person goes to the store and finds almost everything locked up behind plastic because of shoplifting, they may feel antagonized and triggered.
From Salon
At the heart of the case was the late Frank Carson, a veteran Modesto defense attorney with a pugilistic style who delighted in antagonizing police and prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times
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