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or burnt (up)
as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
seeing people violate smoking bans really burns me up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burned (up)
Verb
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Margot’s father still annoyed them from time to time.—
Josh Davis,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Everyone Lee comes into contact with is at minimum annoyed with him most of the time, if not outright hating him.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No one has bothered to figure out the degree to which that alters the scaling laws of AI models until now.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The two were hardly bothered, though.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hummingbirds will arrive in Michigan in late spring 2026, based on typical migration patterns, and BirdWatching recommends putting out your hummingbird feeders by early April.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yeah, Silver’s comments really irritated me.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Think flying in spring water to a Caribbean island because a female client thought the local water irritated her scalp.—
Louis J. Esterhazy,
Footwear News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His criminal history includes convictions for felony grand larceny, felony aggravated DUI with a child passenger less than 16 years old, identify theft, and retail theft.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Jackson missed a month because of a toe injury in preseason, then re-aggravated it in the opening loss against the Colts.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Burned (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burned%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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