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ruffled
adjective as in disconcerted
adjective as in disheveled
adjective as in disordered
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adjective as in excited
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adjective as in nervous
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adjective as in rough
adjective as in shaggy
adjective as in tousled
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adjective as in troubled
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adjective as in turbulent
adjective as in upset
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Example Sentences
The Senate will be responsible for confirming Gaetz’s nomination, and the Florida congressman has ruffled more then a few feathers in that chamber – including among Republicans.
Most notably, she performed Ailey’s 1971 solo “Cry,” where she famously folded, extended and suspended herself in a white long-sleeved leotard and a matching long ruffled skirt.
That reputation scored him points among voters, even as it ruffled feathers within his own party.
Then Giles, who ruffled feathers when he endorsed Democrats Gov. Katie Hobbs and Sen. Mark Kelly in 2022, came out with a pro-Harris media blitz: penning an op-ed in the Arizona Republic, appearing on major news networks and capping it off with a speech at the Democratic National Convention, where he said, “The Grand Old Party has been kidnapped by extremists and devolved into a cult, the cult of Donald Trump.”
These comments ruffled feathers at the forum, where there was much discussion of decolonisation and independence.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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