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enrage

[en-reyj] / ɛnˈreɪdʒ /


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It’s the Epstein files that really enrage Kasamis.

From MarketWatch Apr. 6, 2026

After all, what could enrage reactionaries more than a confident, gender-bending, anti-colonial Puerto Rican performing in Spanish on the country’s most mythologized stage?

From Salon Feb. 12, 2026

These predictions—and still more disturbing ones—both confuse and enrage Oedipus, and lead him to accuse Creon of unseemly ambition and betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

In exchange for helping to nail Leasure, France got immunity from the D.A.’s office — a deal that would forever enrage detectives on the case.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

"Your Grace," he told the queen, "the sight of our white cloaks might enrage the mob."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

When Mr. Sveen says wolves “ruined” 40 lambs in one night, we assume he means they were left dead and uneaten and this enrages him, not unjustifiably.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

And on the social media site X, where he has 425,000 followers, Mr. Tan doesn’t just rub some people the wrong way, he enrages them.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2024

This enrages Roy, who pushes over the podium and storms offstage with the other Roy Tillmans following him, aping his every gesture and statement.

From Salon Jan. 3, 2024

The moment both enrages and terrifies her, conjuring the “madness of heartbreak” and disrupting the process of grief.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2023

He wants so much to believe he is in control that losing his grip only enrages him more.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

On Wednesday night, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported being told that “the aerial image of the crowds from last week’s his rally enraged him so much that officials ended up deleting them.”

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Yes, the first goal was controversial, and enraged many - not just around me that day but in England and all over the world for many years.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The muster of Spartan homoioi was down to about 1,000 when an enraged Spartan king, Agesilaus, forced a showdown with Thebes, a far more populous city.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

General warrants and writs of assistance enraged the colonies precisely because they allowed British officials to rummage through homes and businesses without individualized suspicion.

From Slate May 20, 2026

Hera, enraged at this honor to her rival, persuaded the God of the Sea to forbid the Bears to descend into the ocean like the other stars.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Maine called his death "devastating, enraging, and unacceptable" in a joint statement.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Before voting against the delay, Soto-Martínez, a former Unite Here organizer, called it sad and enraging.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

There are noteworthy nuggets, as we set out here, and the revelations about his payoff will be, to many, enraging.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2026

An appeals court declined to compel lower courts to sign the warrants, reportedly enraging Attorney General Pam Bondi.

From Salon Feb. 2, 2026

He stood silently for a moment, trying to think of how to say no without further enraging Trademaster.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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