wrought (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrought (up)
Adjective
  • The Trump administration’s unprecedented action against Harvard is not the only reason why international college students have become alarmed about their future in the United States.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • But even legal scholars with an expansive view of executive authority have grown alarmed.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But behind the chants and cheering lies a troubled past.
    Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • Set on the fictional New England island of New Penzance in the 1960s, Sam (Jared Gilman), an emotionally disturbed orphan, and Suzy (Kara Hayward), a sophisticated, yet troubled girl in the vein of Margot Tenenbaum, long to grow up and get away from the chaos that surrounds them.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Santa Margarita 6, Huntington Beach 5: Chase Marlow singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to give the Eagles an upset over Sunset League champion Huntington Beach.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • But there are things companies can proactively do to help identify their best options and maybe even turn this upset condition into a business advantage for product lines.
    Ryan Gray, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • However, because the pool was shallow, Lisberg was less worried.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 May 2025
  • While Herzig is hoping to win a million dollars, his guests are all worried about their own various fantasy teams, mostly competing for a few hundred bucks.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • After days of straight soaking myself in the Reels algorithm, my brain is dizzy and disturbed.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
  • Sea pens can produce a bioluminescent glow when disturbed, flashing a greenish light to startle predators such as sea stars and nudibranchs.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Simone initially doesn’t respond to the proposal, too distraught at the sudden ask and her estranged father’s presence.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • In the rocket, a distraught Belinda explains to the robots that Alan bought the star, not her.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While Walker is so distracted, a high-speed chase involving the other four cops in on his dirty-money scheme is unfolding across town.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Eventually, doctors crafted a diagnosis that could explain distracted and excitable personalities, and a consensus formed about how to treat them.
    Adam B. Kushner, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The price of gold tends to move when markets get nervous – and so does the gold.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • That said, one moment in the final episode did make Brashear nervous.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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“Wrought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrought%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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