apoplectic
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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
She continued that by the time she got home she had been "apoplectic with rage”, and had been "crying all night” because of her experience.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
Some Country Club Park residents are apoplectic at the suggestion of removing the gates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Sucking in wind and making a sound like a train getting derailed, his eyes positively apoplectic, his chest rioting with pain, Bud Gleason crashed out another mucus-splattering sneeze.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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