1
as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
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as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
the evangelist warned the gathering that unrepentant sinners would suffer the wrath of God
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Recent Examples of wrath
Advertisement Musk also ramped up his support, and donated towards the re-election campaign, of Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who has incurred the wrath of Trump due to being one of the bill’s key critics.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 1 July 2025
President Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran scrambled the usual party line reactions, with the delegation's lone Democrat U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman praising the attack and local Republican House members criticizing it – and in one case, drawing Trump's wrath.
—Carl Weiser, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 June 2025
Arriving in 2014 – after earning the wrath of the Egyptian government for covering the Arab Spring as a freelance journalist – one of Greater Cincinnati’s newest immigration detainees has lived in Oregon, Chicago and Cincinnati.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025
Democrats weren’t the only ones to feel the wrath of Minaj on Tuesday.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 July 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 1 July 2025
President Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran scrambled the usual party line reactions, with the delegation's lone Democrat U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman praising the attack and local Republican House members criticizing it – and in one case, drawing Trump's wrath.
—Carl Weiser, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 June 2025
Arriving in 2014 – after earning the wrath of the Egyptian government for covering the Arab Spring as a freelance journalist – one of Greater Cincinnati’s newest immigration detainees has lived in Oregon, Chicago and Cincinnati.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025
Democrats weren’t the only ones to feel the wrath of Minaj on Tuesday.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrath
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Pressure to release more documents has built both from within Trump's base and from Democrats seizing on their anger.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Grief isn’t a set of stages Many people still think of grief through the lens of psychiatrist Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five stages of grief, popularized in the early 1970s: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.—
Liza Barros-Lane,
The Conversation,
17 July 2025
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Mackenzie sued, arguing that under the Constitution, her American birth gave her citizenship as a right, not a privilege, to be removed only as punishment for a crime or through voluntary expatriation.—
Marcia Biederman,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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In April, the U.S. government revoked all South Sudanese visas as punishment for the country after its government refused to accept a deportee who was in fact from the Democratic Republic of Congo.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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That indignation, those headlines, the praise for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bravery and leadership cooling dramatically since those early days–in Europe and America.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In a matter of minutes seven women were united in indignation.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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If not, the Cowboys have the right to issue a penalty.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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For all her obvious abilities between the sticks, there is also the conviction to step up and take a penalty herself.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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The catastrophic deluge laid waste to communities across Kerr and Kendall counties, where neighborhoods and RV parks, as well as the 18 or so youth camps attended by thousands of kids each summer, were swept away in its fury.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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The Kremlin’s fury at these exclusion zones erupted two years ago, on the eve of another BRICS summit, this time in South Africa, Dickinson says.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Punishing criminals is an outrage among the progressive set, who work diligently to reframe a prison sentence as little more than a change of address.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Tommy Jeans Cotton Linen Blend Shorts Shorts with longer inseams are all the rage this summer, so this breathable pair with an elastic waistband will be perfectly on-trend for all your upcoming travels.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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Ironically, Garcia channeled the rage into results.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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The sidewalks are smooth and shaded, made for slow walking or long strides, depending on your mood.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
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Emotional resonance is becoming as important as form, and color is being used strategically to evoke mood, delineate zones, and support well-being.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 July 2025
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“Wrath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrath. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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