apoplectic
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My remarks moved an apoplectic plaintiff’s lawyer to point across the room at his opposing counsel, leer in my direction, and ask, “So are you accusing me of colluding with him?”
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
By directly contradicting your famous “build don’t buy” mantra, you have managed to throw the already beleaguered entertainment industry into an apoplectic meltdown, and just in time for the holidays!
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
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
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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