agitated
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A security guard, watching the flow, offered a relaxed smile as the travelers grew more agitated: “They’re short-staffed. Please be patient.”
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
Recall that Gabbard had always agitated against waging preemptive war.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
Blame commercial interests, including the Walt Disney Co., which agitated for the long term chiefly to maintain control of Mickey Mouse for as long as possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
HoldCo has also agitated for change at KeyCorp KEY -1.04%decrease; red down pointing triangle and several other regional banks, and co-founders Vik Ghei and Misha Zaitzeff are on the hunt for more targets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
She still seemed agitated, so he sat with her and stroked her hand, which always calmed her.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
Vocabulary lists containing agitated
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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