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as in enraged
feeling or showing anger incensed residents demanded that the police apprehend the punks who vandalized the cemetery

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verb (1)

past tense of incense

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verb (2)

past tense of incense
as in scented
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences

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Recent Examples of incensed
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Those on the right flank were incensed that the budget resolution included a lower spending cut minimum for Senate committees compared to House panels — concerned that the upper chamber would reign supreme. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025 This came after Longoria claimed Marseille were the victims of corruption following their 3-0 defeat by Auxerre on February 22, where he was incensed by referee Jeremy Stinat’s decision to show a second yellow card to defender Derek Cornelius. Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 Those on the right flank were incensed that the budget resolution included a lower spending cut minimum for Senate committees compared to House panels — concerned that the upper chamber would reign supreme. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025 This came after Longoria claimed Marseille were the victims of corruption following their 3-0 defeat by Auxerre on February 22, where he was incensed by referee Jeremy Stinat’s decision to show a second yellow card to defender Derek Cornelius. Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The House conservatives, however, were incensed that the Senate’s framework included different spending cut minimums for each chamber. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 The House conservatives, however, were incensed that the Senate’s framework included different spending cut minimums for each chamber. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 First, those on the right flank are incensed that the budget resolution includes different spending cut minimums for each chamber. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025 First, those on the right flank are incensed that the budget resolution includes different spending cut minimums for each chamber. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incensed
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  • JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in America, has been angry for years about being forced to hand over customer data to fintech companies for free.
    Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Hastings said he’s heard from people angry about State Farm’s rates.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
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  • But Hunter speaks with the indignant passion of someone who made nearly $1.5 million selling his art during his father’s campaign and the early years of his administration.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025
  • In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.
    Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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  • This ends up looking like a furious around-the-horn toss, with all three outfielders sprinting in to complete the drill.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • The House abruptly began its summer recess Wednesday evening, a day earlier than scheduled, as GOP leaders balked at efforts from Republicans and Democrats to press the Justice Department to make public government documents regarding Epstein. Democrats were furious.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
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  • Marketing and advertising have undergone a similar shift from mad men to math men.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • Hurwitz is a descendant of Bernstein and the mad d.j.s, the heir to the most expressive of musical explainers and celebrants.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • That includes three Patriot air defense systems, which can take down ballistic and cruise missiles, 12 NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems, more than 3,000 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and more than 3 million rounds of 155mm artillery.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • These improvements will enhance communication, provide state of the art technology and provide upgrades to ballistic glass and physical security.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
  • 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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