antagonized

Example Sentences

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Some also contend the deal has unnecessarily antagonized China, Australia’s main trading partner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

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 • Aug. 19, 2025

Yet this month, it antagonized someone much more powerful, and is already retreating just a touch.

From Slate • May 21, 2024

Instead, he says, the experiment merely shows that, when antagonized the snakes are likely to put up a more spirited defense.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

He was deeply antagonized by these men, but he knew they were simply carrying out a job assigned to them.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt