enrage
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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
Unfortunately, one of the easiest ways to engage people is to enrage them.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
She thought of switching to her left hand, but because she was right-handed she was afraid she might spill the sauce with her left hand, which could enrage Count Olaf again.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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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
It enrages her that “some people have more barriers than others, whether it means that you’re working class or poor, or a person of color, or queer, or part of the gender spectrum.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
"I look at my happy, healthy, 2 1/2-year-old daughter, and that enrages me," the Zurawski v.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 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
Whose heavy breathing neither enrages nor disgusts, but amuses you like that of a cherished pet.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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“Anybody I spoke with was enraged about it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Times reporting enraged Trump, and the administration tried to unmask the paper’s sources before ultimately backing down.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
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 shock of hearing Haymitch’s voice yesterday, of learning that he was not only functional but had some measure of control over my life again, enraged me.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Maine called his death "devastating, enraging, and unacceptable" in a joint statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
His superpower is enraging his opponents to the point that they can’t help but make a mistake out of sheer frustration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
With Kiffin’s reputation at rock-bottom, he received a job offer from another coach with a history of bailing on jobs and enraging the fans he left behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
One of the biggest issues in his district recently, he noted, has been concern over wolves, who have been roaming ranch lands, killing cattle and enraging ranchers and other property owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
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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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: en-, em-
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