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Synonyms
anger, enrage, incense, infuriate, ire, mad, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up, tick off
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The sale is expected to further inflame U.S. relations with China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary. — Washington Post, "Taiwan’s Tsai expresses thanks over approval of F-16V sale," 21 Aug. 2019 Such a move would inflame China’s already tempestuous relationship with the United States, possibly triggering economic sanctions. — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, "Why Beijing Is So Reluctant To Suppress Protests in Hong Kong," 19 Aug. 2019 Four years later, in 1995, Sharpton inflamed tensions on Harlem’s 125th Street that culminated in the murders of seven people in an arson attack. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Al Sharpton Is Not a Civil-Rights Hero," 31 July 2019 Those who were less fortunate, unprotected, were temporarily blinded, howling, clutching one another, arms out, skin inflamed, snot pouring from noses, some with foam bubbling at their lips. — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "A Play with No End," 22 July 2019 The new information is likely to further inflame Democrats and advocates, who've been outraged by reports of squalid conditions in detention centers for migrants and Mr. Trump's threats to orders mass deportations. — CBS News, "Children still in custody and infants held for months: Report details scope of family separation policy," 12 July 2019 Prior to his departure, Smith inflamed the bad feelings between him and the front office by accusing the organization of tanking. — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers, JR Smith agree to push back guarantee date on contract, giving team more time to search for trade," 29 June 2019 The move, likely to inflame tensions between Washington and Tehran, forced up US oil prices by 2.7%. — Julia Horowitz, CNN, "Slack's debut; Fed tonic; Stocks jump," 20 June 2019 Lam’s paternalistic attitude only served to further inflame the public. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s “sincere” apology wasn’t sincere enough," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inflame.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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