as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the coach was so apoplectic when the player missed the free throw that he threw his clipboard onto the court
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Recent Examples of apoplectic
Bands, vendors, and fans were understandably apoplectic, venting up a storm on local news and social media, and launching a Victims of Capulet Fest 2024 Facebook group.
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Notwithstanding the Trump Derangement Syndrome crowd going apoplectic over every pick simply because Trump picked them, the overwhelming majority of Cabinet nominations and other picks not subject to Senate confirmation are objectively solid, experienced, and well-qualified.
—Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Predictably, Washington's warmongers are apoplectic.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
In response, the real-estate industry has gone a little apoplectic.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 June 2024
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Notwithstanding the Trump Derangement Syndrome crowd going apoplectic over every pick simply because Trump picked them, the overwhelming majority of Cabinet nominations and other picks not subject to Senate confirmation are objectively solid, experienced, and well-qualified.
—Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Predictably, Washington's warmongers are apoplectic.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
In response, the real-estate industry has gone a little apoplectic.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apoplectic
Adjective
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One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trashing a guy’s car is nothing new among angry exes, but one Florida woman took it to an absurd level after having a little too much to drink, according to Florida investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Tendrils of hypocrisy appear in 2025 over baseball’s continuing ban of Rose as sports leagues including MLB climb into bed with betting sportsbooks and reap millions from them, while simultaneously acting all aghast and indignant that a player of theirs might dip a toe in gambling.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 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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But the impact goes far beyond playful patriotism — Canadians are furious.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mugler was furious, and the two didn’t speak for several years, eventually reconciling in the 1990s.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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While Nigerians are upset with economic conditions, most are not mad at Dangote.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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Why, for instance, is the hot middle-aged dad, Eric (Scott Foley), so incredibly mad at his 20-something daughter, Olivia (Maia Reficco), for wanting to purchase a literal villa in Italy for the whopping price of one euro?—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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In that time the model lineup has grown to include three distinct body styles and performance configurations that span from relatively quick to properly ballistic.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Authorities who searched the car found a ballistic helmet, night-vision goggles, respirators and ammunition, the FBI said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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The two initiatives appeared to both panic and infuriate Kagame, who viewed them as part of a joint attempt by Tshisekedi and Museveni to sideline him economically and strategically.—
Michela Wrong,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Apr. 2023
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