anger mounts
Frequency: 6.68.5 per million words
when anger builds up and becomes more intense
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Examples (10)
- As the school board ignored their concerns, anger mounted among teachers and parents.
- Public anger mounted as details of the corruption scandal were revealed to the press.
- With each dismissive reply from the authorities, the demonstrators' anger mounted.
- Anger is mounting among employees after the company announced layoffs despite record profits.
- If their reasonable demands are not met, anger will surely mount and could lead to widespread strikes.
- Over the past few weeks, anger has mounted over the inadequate disaster relief efforts.
- He felt his own silent anger mount as he listened to the politician's empty promises.
- International anger mounted following the nation's blatant violation of the peace treaty.
- Within the community, anger continues to mount over the unresolved water contamination crisis.
- The government is facing mounting anger over its failure to control rising inflation.