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as in enraged
feeling or showing anger incensed residents demanded that the police apprehend the punks who vandalized the cemetery

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verb (1)

past tense of incense

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verb (2)

past tense of incense
as in scented
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences

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Recent Examples of incensed
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The case has incensed France and triggered what some see as the second wave of the #MeToo movement in France. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 The case has incensed France and triggered what some see as the second wave of the #MeToo movement in France. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 The case has incensed France and triggered what some see as the second wave of the #MeToo movement in France. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 The case has incensed France and triggered what some see as the second wave of the #MeToo movement in France. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 Dozens of angry people later protested outside his home, incensed by false allegations of election fraud. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024 Dozens of angry people later protested outside his home, incensed by false allegations of election fraud. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024 Dozens of angry people later protested outside his home, incensed by false allegations of election fraud. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024 Dozens of angry people later protested outside his home, incensed by false allegations of election fraud. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incensed
Adjective
  • Accept Your Child's Anger When your child has an angry outburst, acknowledge it.
    Miriam Foley, Parents, 11 Mar. 2025
  • During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead an angry mob to change the course of history.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
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  • Launching into her response, Willians soon became indignant, then emotional as her answer veered into a discussion of Morrissey and the judge who deemed a guardian necessary.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Tendrils of hypocrisy appear in 2025 over baseball’s continuing ban of Rose as sports leagues including MLB climb into bed with betting sportsbooks and reap millions from them, while simultaneously acting all aghast and indignant that a player of theirs might dip a toe in gambling.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
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  • Despite a furious rally in the last 17 minutes of the second half, the Terps (25-8) were left out of the Big Ten Tournament final for the third time, joining close calls in 2015 and 2016 when those squads were both bounced by Michigan State — 62-58 in 2015 and 64-61 in 2016.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The Tigers finally got some momentum and cut the lead to two with a furious rally and had a chance to take the lead after Louisville was called for a shot clock violation.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • Staff Pick: The mad scramble for backyard eggs Naeema Fineley's backyard chicken coop in Georgia.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In one particularly horrifying incident, one family of herders lost over 40 of their stock, a fact that would contribute to the death of one child, which then caused the father to go mad and be sent to prison.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • This one, made from ballistic nylon, has a zippered entry to a padded laptop compartment, a padded mesh back panel, a key leash, plus pen holders and tons of other organizational features.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Russia has been launching waves of ballistic and cruise missiles towards Ukraine on regular basis, and been striking cities, energy infrastructure and civilian targets weekly.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025

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“Incensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incensed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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