as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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Recent Examples of irate
There was a lot left to explore in Booth’s past as a hero soldier and stone-cold killer — in the movie he is depicted as maybe or maybe not deliberately killing his irate wife with a spear gun on a boat.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
So, for now, umpires, batters, and the occasional irate manager can still meet at home plate to snarl over balls and strike calls.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
But the comments section had less sympathy for the irate woman and determined the poster was not in the wrong.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Instead, the man became more irate and was escorted out by multiple Asheville Police officers.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
So, for now, umpires, batters, and the occasional irate manager can still meet at home plate to snarl over balls and strike calls.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
But the comments section had less sympathy for the irate woman and determined the poster was not in the wrong.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Instead, the man became more irate and was escorted out by multiple Asheville Police officers.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate
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Abby’s Motivations – Last night, players saw that the show was saying right away that Abby was a Firefly and was angry at Joel for all his murders at the hospital, decimating the entire organization.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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His angry toss of the rosin bag to a spot several feet from the pitcher’s mound during Sunday’s game was an indication of his disappointment.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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And the prime minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, said in an indignant statement that there would be no meetings between U.S. officials and Greenland’s government.—
Tim Balk,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The ex-girlfriend was hurt, and my roommate who is having the affair is furious with me.—
Philip Galanes,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not content, Gibbs-White storms towards the penalty area for the return pass, but ends up furious with his team-mate, whose shot is blocked.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Biggest of thanks to Sana, Brad, Kevin, Lou, Aaron, Justin, Charlie, Vincent, Deb, Jon and the whole mad circus.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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Anyone who is mad about that needs to look at life from a higher perspective.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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On sale for 36 percent off, it’s made with slash-proof, ballistic nylon fabric along with pickpocket-deterring zipper locks.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Mar. 2025
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The request was granted, and as a result of the subsequent search, detectives confiscated an AR-15-style rifle, a handgun, ammunition, and a ballistic vest from the residence.—
Sean O'Driscoll,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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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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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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