antagonized
- past participle of antagonize.
- past tense form of antagonize.
Example Sentences
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Some also contend the deal has unnecessarily antagonized China, Australia’s main trading partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
In a June 19, 1970 columna, he antagonized the left by describing the pachucos of a previous generation as “anarchistic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
John Coffee, a law professor at Columbia Law School, said Costello "greatly antagonized" Merchan.
From Salon ● May 21, 2024
Yet this month, it antagonized someone much more powerful, and is already retreating just a touch.
From Slate ● May 21, 2024
“They also debased their currency, undercut the universality of the iron law, and antagonized the Adem.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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