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enrage

[en-reyj] / ɛnˈreɪdʒ /


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It’s the Epstein files that really enrage Kasamis.

From MarketWatch Apr. 6, 2026

Keeping him could further enrage opponents and even members of his own party in Parliament, known as the Rada.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 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

How was it that he could enrage me so ?

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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

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

The moment both enrages and terrifies her, conjuring the “madness of heartbreak” and disrupting the process of grief.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2023

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

On Wednesday night, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported being told that “the aerial image of the crowds from last week’s his rally enraged him so much that officials ended up deleting them.”

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

But when she realizes Iago has slandered Desdemona she turns into an enraged lioness, roundly exposing and condemning him—and Othello—with righteous fury.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

General warrants and writs of assistance enraged the colonies precisely because they allowed British officials to rummage through homes and businesses without individualized suspicion.

From Slate May 20, 2026

Arab Barghouti said he was "enraged" that Western leaders did not speak out against the "disgusting" treatment of prisoners, saying this led to "the dehumanisation of Palestinians".

From BBC Apr. 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

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

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

There are noteworthy nuggets, as we set out here, and the revelations about his payoff will be, to many, enraging.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2026

His superpower is enraging his opponents to the point that they can’t help but make a mistake out of sheer frustration.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 14, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 25, 2025

He stood silently for a moment, trying to think of how to say no without further enraging Trademaster.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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