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chafe

verb as in rub, grind against

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To listen to the many Californians who have chafed at the state’s continued growth and opposed further development, you would think this reversal would solve all our problems.

Bankers and financiers say Trump’s victory has emboldened those who chafed at “woke doctrine” and felt they had to self-censor or change their language to avoid offending younger colleagues, women, minorities or disabled people.

From Salon

She replied that she had struggled with "bleeding and chafing" for years and the doctor suggested she could have a surgical reduction, to which Shields agreed.

From Salon

And Iran's younger generation, in particular, is increasingly estranged from the Islamic Revolution, with many chafing at the social restrictions imposed by the regime.

From BBC

They are already reportedly chafing at the Musk "DOGE" contraption since budgeting really is their bailiwick and they want to do the cutting themselves.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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