antagonizing
- present participle of antagonize.
Example Sentences
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She needs to maintain her popular tough stance on China without overly antagonizing Japan’s No. 2 customer for exports.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
In it, more realities of the killing are clarified: Good wasn’t antagonizing the agent, and she didn’t turn her wheels to try to hit him, but instead to drive away slowly.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, two singular forces in U.S. politics who have spent months antagonizing one another, set aside their differences—for now—following a meeting at the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2025
On the other, you have Baier trying to show he's tough by antagonizing and talking over her.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
Foaly, on the other hand, delighted in antagonizing his superior.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
