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apoplectic

[ap-uh-plek-tik] / ˌæp əˈplɛk tɪk /




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Belgium is, unsurprisingly, apoplectic; it unsuccessfully appealed FIFA’s decision.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

Beijing’s apoplectic response to Takaichi’s perceived intervention in China’s affairs has included intense personal attacks on the new prime minister, often linking her with the militarism that fueled Japan’s brutal conduct in World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

Rodgers was apoplectic at half-time, the angriest he had ever been as a manager, he said later.

From BBC May 16, 2024

Some Country Club Park residents are apoplectic at the suggestion of removing the gates.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2024

And then, I brought down an apocalyptic, apoplectic, joy-to-the-great-world drumroll that made Mamita throw her head back and laugh her loud, girlish laugh.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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