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enrage

[en-rayj] / ɛnˈreɪdʒ /


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It’s the Epstein files that really enrage Kasamis.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 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

In exchange for helping to nail Leasure, France got immunity from the D.A.’s office — a deal that would forever enrage detectives on the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

"Your Grace," he told the queen, "the sight of our white cloaks might enrage the mob."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

“There is enough housing, it’s just they’re not for the residents. It really enrages me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

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

This enrages Roy, who pushes over the podium and storms offstage with the other Roy Tillmans following him, aping his every gesture and statement.

From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2024

It twiddles along for a minute through the air and lands on the brown ottoman, which enrages my mother because it didn’t fall fast enough or land hard enough.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

But he said Israel would need to rely more on cheaper artillery or non-sophisticated bombs, further increasing risks of civilian casualties that have enraged international opinion.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

In recent weeks, Kiffin has enraged nearly every stakeholder in the sport with an audacious plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

Year in and year out, in incidents small and noticeably larger, refinery accidents enraged neighbors and attracted regulators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

She was prone to errors of deportment—in moments of abstraction she tended to shift her weight onto one foot in a way that particularly enraged her superior.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Someone once told me that an opinion capable of enraging both sides of the political divide is probably worth saying.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

Maine called his death "devastating, enraging, and unacceptable" in a joint statement.

From BBC ● Jul. 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

It also had a habit of irritating and, occasionally, enraging the president so much that he wanted it cancelled.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025

And every year, Luna found it more and more enraging.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill


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