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
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was irate and said afterward Ball should have been ejected.
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Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The call was overturned as Helsley’s pitch, which turned from ball four to strike three, just clipped the edge of the zone, and Shelton emerged from the Twins’ dugout irate.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Some fans will be irate at this, thinking the Dodgers should try to win every game at all costs.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
David Hasselhoff briefly appears as the irate German coach of team Blitzkrieg.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The call was overturned as Helsley’s pitch, which turned from ball four to strike three, just clipped the edge of the zone, and Shelton emerged from the Twins’ dugout irate.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Some fans will be irate at this, thinking the Dodgers should try to win every game at all costs.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
David Hasselhoff briefly appears as the irate German coach of team Blitzkrieg.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate
Adjective
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Perhaps some will find this gentleness frustrating, and interpret it as an apologia for a complacency inappropriate to our angry, angular, activist times.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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That includes Romane Fringeli, playing Enzo’s sister Carla, who is angry that Enzo plans to move their father Anthony (Bastien Bouillon), freshly released from prison, into their apartment.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At Williams’ trial, authorities said Williams was a jealous lover and often became enraged.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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After the match, an enraged Fatu attacked Reigns and nailed the referee with a pop-up Samoan Drop.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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But while others are outraged on his behalf, and the audience continues to litigate the show’s end, Colbert remains positive and radiates gratitude.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Blackwell was outraged that Stallone was fashioning himself into a style rebel by breaking tradition and showing up collar open, with no bow tie.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Dozens of furious Nantes supporters were angry over their team’s abysmal season.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Debuting director Ronan Corrigan keeps things moving at a fast and furious pace.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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There, a mad, out-of-control Mary lives on as tenaciously as George Washington’s inability to tell a lie.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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At this maddest of sporting institutions, that is perhaps the craziest hope of all.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The District Attorney’s Office says the weapon matches ballistic evidence from the Manhattan crime scene.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Operating in highly elliptical orbits, these next-generation satellites will provide comprehensive coverage of the entire Northern Hemisphere with modernized sensors designed to detect faint heat signatures from evolving ballistic and hypersonic threats, according to Northrop Grumman.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irate. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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