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madden

[mad-n] / ˈmæd n /


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Written and directed by the Australian actor Frances O’Connor, making a vibrant feature filmmaking debut, it will surely madden sticklers for accuracy, which is all to the good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

Not the least of Michael’s gifts is the ability to madden other minds.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 12, 2018

The glacier-paced interactions of the actors here may initially madden you; by the end, the sense of the oppressive weight that controls their motions breaks your heart.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2016

Hunger, thirst and the Caribbean sun began to madden and kill them.

From Time Magazine Archive

They must have been things meant not to quiet it but to madden it.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

There are so many music docs particularly about women that are told through this tragic heroine lens, but I wanted to create something that maddens people and makes them angry but also is galvanizing.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2022

Francis has a tendency for making off-the-cuff public remarks, a trait that maddens both supporters and critics alike.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2020

Bungling Inspector Clouseau once again seeks the Pink Panther diamond and maddens his boss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2019

Nothing is ever certain with Klinsmann, whose unpredictability maddens U.S. supporters and catches his own players off guard.

From Washington Post ● May 28, 2016

It maddens me that Carlyle refuses to commit to any sort of opinion.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

De Gaulle maddened his British hosts, and particularly Churchill, with his ceaseless complaints and ingratitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

Except Paul isn’t magic; she waves her red flags high and proud, and the good folks at ABC, Hulu and Disney charged at them with the oblivious desperation of so many trapped, maddened bulls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

Local officials around the state say they have been similarly maddened.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021

Still, we will almost certainly continue to be fascinated, perplexed and maddened by the “authorship” question, what Stuart Kells grandiosely calls, in the subtitle to “Shakespeare’s Library,” the “greatest mystery in literature.”

From Washington Post ● May 22, 2019

In the suffocating cabin, maddened by the vibration of the metal plates and the unbearable stench of the mud stirred up by the paddle wheel, Meme lost track of the days.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

There is some reason behind the maddening format, introduced after France – who were supposed to host a 16-team men's World Cup last summer – pulled out because of money troubles.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

For the auto industry, this AM radio obsession is maddening.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

In a film full of contrived indignities, this is the most maddening, suggesting that anyone watching the film is no more clever than the “Fossil Fools” audience members.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

For the visitors, the productivity was a maddening mirror image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

It was an extremely frustrating and maddening process.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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