dander

noun

Definition of dandernext
as in indignation

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Recent Examples of dander Hypoallergenic bedding like pillows, comforters and bedsheets is designed to resist common indoor allergens like pollen, pet dander and dust mites. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Allergens are proteins that are found in dog saliva, dander and urine. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026 This compact air purifier uses a three-stage filtration system to help reduce dust, pet dander, odors, and other airborne particles. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Don’t let smoke, dust or pet dander wreak havoc in your home with this smart air purifier. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dander
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dander
  1. indignation
  2. anger
  3. ire
  4. pet
  5. umbrage
  6. outrage
  7. dudgeon
  8. gall
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  • Like its first season, season two of The Lowdown follows Ethan Hawke as Lee Raybon, a freelance journalist and bookstore owner in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a nose for trouble and a hefty dose of quixotic, self-righteous moral indignation.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Along with his signature rapid-fire, garrulous dialogue, Sorkin’s tendency for self-righteous indignation is very much in evidence.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of indignation
Noun
  • Recently, anger at this collateral damage, heightened by the fish shortage, has evolved into a political movement.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Medicaid reimbursement rate cuts anger foster care advocates and lawmakers.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of anger
Noun
  • But activists in Alaska have mostly focussed their ire on a type of fishing known as trawling.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In China, where officials have long feared the ire of university students, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has urged tech companies to avoid laying off workers as a result of AI adoption.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of ire
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  • Others have used it to remove oily stains from their toddlers like crayon marks on carpet, and one reviewer says it’s saved many of their clothes from being ruined in a household with unavoidable messes from both kids and pets.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But many of us have buried our beloved pets in our yards beneath new trees as an alternative to cremation.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of pet
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  • The benches and bullpens emptied as the first baseman, who had homered in the first inning, took umbrage with the pitches.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Vitello did not mention Randazzo or the Apple TV broadcast, but the Giants’ rookie manager took umbrage with the accusation.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of umbrage
Noun
  • The attack sparked outrage in Israel, with Netanyahu traveling to the attack site and vowing to respond forcefully.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The housing protests gathered pace last month, fueled by outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home of seven decades in downtown Madrid.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of outrage
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  • Meanwhile, Will Forte gives a one-note performance as Avery, the lawyer who’s stuck in a mode of desperate high dudgeon.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe the high public dudgeon is just envy masquerading as principle.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 June 2026
Definition of dudgeon
Noun
  • The official copy covered four big sheets of parchment in ink made from oak galls.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
  • What galls, perhaps, is less the accident itself than the absence of a person stepping out from behind the wheel, having a human experience of horror and regret.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of gall

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“Dander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dander. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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