as in angers
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
a misunderstanding that soured their relationship for a long time
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Recent Examples of sours
Such bubbles — when stock valuations run far ahead of underlying fundamentals — can set the stage for sharp market corrections if investor sentiment sours.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Starbucks is the latest foreign retail business to enlist a local partner to turn around their ailing fortunes in China as a persistent property slump sours consumer appetite for everything from premium luxury goods to ice creams.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Despite his impeccable physical beauty, Edward sours his first impression with Bella due to his hot-and-cold demeanor.
—USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Nothing sours the thrill of the hunt faster than seeing a shelf cleared by someone who only wants to use your sacred collectibles for profit.
—Danielle Hass, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
When sentiment sours, speculative stocks don’t just dip—they get hammered.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
If the economy sours, the Federal Reserve will likely move forward with interest rate cuts, buoying the market, Sosnick said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sours
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What angers me is thinking about what could have been.—
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And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.—
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Unfortunately, Ashur’s idea to achieve this goal infuriates everyone.—
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Investigative reporting is bad enough; often what really infuriates him is jokes.—
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This relentless pursuit of holiday perfection alienates Claire from her eldest daughter and fuels her own stress and anguish, too.—
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This both alienates those who built that culture and ignores the real-world context where changes must be integrated.—
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This enrages Rebecca, who demands half his new salary, and the pair engage in a battle for control.—
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While this violation enrages the village’s women, the men who make up the Panchayat (village council) try and fail to cast her out of town.—
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The thing that outrages, the thing that shocks, the thing that elicits the greatest response, and the greatest response of all of those emotional reactions is outrage, is fear, is shock, is anger.—
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Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching.—
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Texans 24, Steelers 20 Green Bay defense disappoints in prime time.—
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Whip up a classic recipe that never disappoints and that will leave not a crumb behind.—
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“Sours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sours. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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