as in to infuriate
to make angry
the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer
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Recent Examples of enrage
Hansi Flick was seen restraining the Brazilian, who headed down the tunnel clearly enraged.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
This enrages Robby, who, remember, just watched a whole bunch of people, including his surrogate son’s teenage girlfriend, needlessly die.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
While Yoon’s failure to deliver noticeable economic gains estranged this cohort, the manner of his removal still enrages his base, which has been galvanized by the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories on right-wing blogs and social media.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Washington, here, is the title character, a military general whose personnel choices have enraged Gyllenhaal’s scheming underling.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
This enrages Robby, who, remember, just watched a whole bunch of people, including his surrogate son’s teenage girlfriend, needlessly die.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
While Yoon’s failure to deliver noticeable economic gains estranged this cohort, the manner of his removal still enrages his base, which has been galvanized by the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories on right-wing blogs and social media.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Washington, here, is the title character, a military general whose personnel choices have enraged Gyllenhaal’s scheming underling.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrage
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Image On the left, the governor’s decision to engage with Mr. Kirk has infuriated Mr. Newsom’s allies.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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For many out-of-network doctors, payments lower than their invoices are an infuriating part of doing business.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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That effort failed, but as one of the last acts of his first governorship, Brown signed a bill to increase payments to such workers by about $3 billion a year, angering employers who must provide coverage.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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As the situation unfolds, Republicans are caught in a delicate balancing act, wary of angering Trump while addressing the growing backlash against his trade policies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Waltz now has a bunch of top officials, and their teams, who are annoyed at him for drawing bad publicity.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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However, standing in the middle of a road to capture the Eiffel Tower in the background is not only unsafe but can also annoy locals.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Enrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrage. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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