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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The Sweeney ad has been the subject of both online praise and anger for over a week.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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And our film has caused disruption and fierce anger among veteran photographers all these decades later.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 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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Washington said the piece seemed to be urging the Trump administration to take the investigation to the next level, the Department of Justice, which could levy punishments against the university.—
Katherine Mangan,
ProPublica,
11 July 2025
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At the heart of Nugent’s indignation was the 2021 sting operation that entangled him and three other landowners in a legal battle with the DNR.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
30 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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After the Supreme Court restored the U.S. death penalty in 1976, Florida's previous record for total executions in a year was eight in 2014, which was exceeded on Thursday.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Without visibility, companies risk blind spots that could derail multimillion-dollar deals or trigger regulatory penalties.—
Pukar Hamal,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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No matter how much American Presidents have come to resent Netanyahu—Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, and Trump have all had their moments of fury with him—none have doubted the presence or the peril of the Iranian nuclear program.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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When the guys kicked open the door, they were greeted with 900 pounds of mean Missouri fury.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 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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The bright, bold graffiti-style bag was all of the rage in the 2000s, yet Tyla made the case for it in 2025 by pairing it with a nonchalant tank and cargo pants.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
20 July 2025
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This is the kind of sarcastic humor that keeps the mood light throughout the 162-game marathon.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Meals are served on fine China, and tables are set with flickering LED candles to set the mood.—
Nina Ruggiero,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Wrath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrath. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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