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exasperate

[ig-zas-puh-reyt] / ɪgˈzæs pəˌreɪt /


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To further exasperate the lingering injury bug, Reaves left the game after the first half because of left calf soreness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

The issues exasperate many of the remaining businesses.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The past-and-present double investigations that ensue — and, of course, eventually come together — are not airtight; the characters, especially Sarah, are prone to the kind of head-scratching decisions that exasperate the true mystery fan.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

However, quite how the hosts did not manage to win will mystify and exasperate the new man at the helm.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2022

Such things exasperate a soldier more than the front-line.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque