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boil, burn, foam, fume, rage, seethe, sizzle, steam, storm
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The eccentric 60-year-old, who has rankled the club’s top officials by refusing to quit smoking despite the diagnosis, has reportedly been feeling better and has been eyeing a return to the coach’s box. — Si Wire, SI.com, "Juventus vs. Napoli Live Stream, TV Channel: Watch Serie A Online," 31 Aug. 2019 The creation of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) rankled investigators, lawmakers, and some NIH institute directors. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, "For a decade, Francis Collins has shielded NIH—while making waves of his own," 15 Aug. 2019 And that's one of the reasons why the memo rankled reporters. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "Turmoil inside the L.A. Times as weak digital subscription numbers spark all-staff meeting," 2 Aug. 2019 Collins was an aide to Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a longtime educator whose push for school reforms rankled teachers unions. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Ballot measures could bring far-reaching changes to San Diego," 2 Aug. 2019 But the legislation contains no new steps to curb spending elsewhere in the budget, rankling conservatives and lawmakers alarmed by the return of $1 trillion-plus budget deficits. — NBC News, "House passes bipartisan budget and debt deal, sending it to Senate," 25 July 2019 That’s what rankles Kerr — not players moving in free agency, but those forcing their teams’ hand while still under contract. — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors’ Steve Kerr calls Anthony Davis saga ‘bad for the league’," 24 July 2019 But whether Libra has a future, Facebook’s initial foray has rankled a remarkably wide array of influential figures. — Washington Post, "Facebook privately pitched its cryptocurrency plan last month to regulators. They were left even more scared.," 16 July 2019 The bill allows for a $320 billion increase in government spending, a number that rankled most Republicans in Congress and prompted many to vote against the deal. — Dartunorro Clark, NBC News, "Trump signs massive two-year budget deal into law," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rankle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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