galling
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abrasive, aggravating, annoying, bothersome, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (also plaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing
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But there were other galvanizing factors that, though less discussed, were no less galling—indignities that have become increasingly familiar to workers across the country. — Lena Solow, The New Republic, "The Scourge of Worker Wellness Programs," 2 Sep. 2019 The accusations of fraud were even more galling, Galvão said, because his agency had been instrumental in one of the world’s great environmental success stories. — Washington Post, "The Amazon monitor who was fired by Bolsonaro government speaks out on deforestation," 7 Aug. 2019 And that’s the most galling part of the mainstreaming of Al Sharpton. — Seth Mandel, Twin Cities, "Seth Mandel: Al Sharpton is not a lifelong fighter for justice," 2 Aug. 2019 The incident was even more galling for Vettel given he had topped the timesheet during Friday's open practice. — James Masters, CNN, "F1: Sebastian Vettel to start from back of the grid at German Grand Prix after turbo failure," 27 July 2019 Most galling for many is that the decision lies with the Tories, whose party members are determined to have Brexit delivered by Oct. 31 at any cost. — Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, "U.K. Voters’ Frustration High as 99% Are Sidelined in Prime Minister Election," 20 July 2019 Weed, at last, has become the latest galling example of the dynamic in which government regulators work to support corporate interests. — Livia Gershon, Longreads, "Pot Luck," 30 July 2019 And one of those losses is perhaps the most galling in the program’s history. — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, "Opinion: How good are U.S. women? Game against Sweden will be indication," 18 June 2019 This comparison is not meant to disparage Mr. Harmon, but to point out a galling discrepancy. — New York Times, "The Boys in the Band Get to Broadway. Why Not the Girls?," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'galling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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