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as in to anger
to make angry
the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor
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Recent Examples of roil
Employers added almost 230,000 jobs in March – a bit of reassuring news after President Trump's tariffs roiled the markets last week.
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Obed Manuel, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Tech billionaire and close Trump ally Elon Musk tangled with the president’s trade adviser Peter Navarro on tariffs over the weekend, as the administration’s new import taxes have roiled the stock market.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Or will Netflix & Co. be mostly spared from the roiling disruption throughout the global economy?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
The uncertainty over the policy has roiled the economy.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
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Obed Manuel, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Tech billionaire and close Trump ally Elon Musk tangled with the president’s trade adviser Peter Navarro on tariffs over the weekend, as the administration’s new import taxes have roiled the stock market.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Or will Netflix & Co. be mostly spared from the roiling disruption throughout the global economy?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
The uncertainty over the policy has roiled the economy.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
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Taylor made clear his intent to run again for mayor well before Thao’s recall election in November, while rumors of Lee’s candidacy began swirling even before the ex-mayor’s removal became official in December.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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While President Donald Trump paused his heavy reciprocal tariffs on countries for 90 days, his 10% universal tariff still stands, and there’s swirling uncertainty about what kind of levies are to come moving forward.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
18 Apr. 2025
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This week, President Donald Trump froze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University, angering members of the Elbow Patch Mafia around America.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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But markets have churned since Trump escalated trade tensions last week, sowing uncertainty across the world’s largest economy.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Necessity has transformed this country into a nation of drone-makers, who churn them out from factory assembly lines and mom-and-pop operations like the one in the basement apartment in Kyiv.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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Image On the left, the governor’s decision to engage with Mr. Kirk has infuriated Mr. Newsom’s allies.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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For many out-of-network doctors, payments lower than their invoices are an infuriating part of doing business.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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It is served baked, fried, grilled, roasted, slow-cooked, or boiled either alone, with seasonings, or as soups, stews, chilis, casseroles, and tacos.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Another significant challenger to Donalds could be Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, who has not declared a campaign but has left speculation to boil.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
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Rick is enraged, and finds Jim happily taking a photograph with his wife, Sritala (Lek Patravadi), and the three galpals on vacation.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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While Yoon’s failure to deliver noticeable economic gains estranged this cohort, the manner of his removal still enrages his base, which has been galvanized by the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories on right-wing blogs and social media.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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Especially during the pandemic, when there was so much anxiety, just seething under the surface.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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April 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM PDT Loading your audio article Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the nation’s streets Saturday in an eruption of anger, alarm and seething discontent over President Donald Trump’s wholesale remaking of America’s economy, its government and its place in the world.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Seiders, 44, is charged with felony child pornography possession, misdemeanor annoying a child under 18, concealing a camera with intent to invade privacy and attempting to conceal a camera.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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What annoyed me was good old-fashioned stupid gameplay.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roil. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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