1
as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied
a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities
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as in stormed
to express one's anger usually violently
the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
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Recent Examples of bristled
Lebanese people who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday bristled at Netanyahu’s warning, with some also mocking the footage of Israeli soldiers planting the flag in the southern village of Maroun Al-Ras.
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The union had previously argued for years that publishing actors’ true birth dates could limit their employment prospects, while LGBTQ groups bristled at the database’s practice of publishing birth names of transgender people.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
States must typically invite federal investigators to assess potential bird-flu cases in person, and some have bristled at the prospect of letting federal officials onto farms.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The union had previously argued for years that publishing actors’ true birth dates could limit their employment prospects, while LGBTQ groups bristled at the database’s practice of publishing birth names of transgender people.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
States must typically invite federal investigators to assess potential bird-flu cases in person, and some have bristled at the prospect of letting federal officials onto farms.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Bristled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bristled. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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