infuriate
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“He could infuriate you in such wonderful ways,” Ms. Serpell quotes her subject remarking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
“I think this is only going to infuriate people, to be honest,” Brown said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
For example, if you start calling a loved one on your commute home to work, the time spent in traffic that used to infuriate you may instead become a source of joy.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
While the “Michigan” used to infuriate opponents, it’s become tolerated and even celebrated.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
There was this pouty look on her face that made Rowan want to smile, but he didn’t because he knew that would infuriate her.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
“It infuriates her. It doesn’t make me mad. I feel very fortunate that I can make time during the day and do these things.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
He first alarms Dickens by attempting to kiss him and then infuriates him by harvesting geraniums from the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
This element of the conversation around the dangers of Islamism and how it is countered is not new and itself infuriates many as we collectively wrestle with what to do about it.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
It's not just the big-ticket "distractions" like having a job that infuriates them, either.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
It makes the British reports seem more truthful, more accurate, and that infuriates Helmuth.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The tactic infuriated families whose kids had already accepted offers and received smaller packages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Dodgers player Hernandez -- who said during last summer's crackdown he was "saddened and infuriated by what's happening" -- conspicuously did not attend.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Her three opponents have accused her of mismanaging the office, presiding over growing legal payouts and making a series of missteps that infuriated members of the City Council.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
But back to the decision that infuriated the Spaniard.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
But the infuriated Strauss dismissed Lawrence’s plea of illness and delivered a vicious tongue-lashing, capping it bluntly with an accusation of cowardice.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The Aussie breakdancer who went viral in 2024 for her cringingly bad performance at the Summer Olympics in Paris is the subject of an infuriating new Netflix documentary about the whole ordeal.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Instead, all of the tedious, disappointing, ridiculous components fuse, creating a viewing experience that is occasionally infuriating in the moment, but leaves the mind the second the credits roll.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
She said it was infuriating that those opposed to rodeos would try to incite fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The infuriating design of LAX -- the main airport in America's second biggest city -- is almost legendary.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
“You made an enemy today,” Pelicarnassus said, an infuriating smile on his beak.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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