as in annoying
causing annoyance
the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers
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Recent Examples of pesky
Rosa works as a trapper, catching fire slugs and other pesky magical beasts to scrape together enough money to support her family.
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Caroline Carlson
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
Listen to this article A pesky neighbor whose explosive barrage plagues homeowners in Waterfront Estates is propelling a tougher Orange County fireworks ordinance that could ease tensions — and kabooms — around the region.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Costs required town leaders to pare down its dreams of creating vacant land free of those pesky children.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Each of the 177 Illinois state legislators has his or her own bills to shepherd through the two houses of the legislature, and any bill that does anything has its pesky opponents.
—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Caroline Carlson
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
Listen to this article A pesky neighbor whose explosive barrage plagues homeowners in Waterfront Estates is propelling a tougher Orange County fireworks ordinance that could ease tensions — and kabooms — around the region.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Costs required town leaders to pare down its dreams of creating vacant land free of those pesky children.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Each of the 177 Illinois state legislators has his or her own bills to shepherd through the two houses of the legislature, and any bill that does anything has its pesky opponents.
—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pesky
Adjective
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Figuring out how to reply to an annoying co-worker on Slack?—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In other words, these annoying tasks will actually start to feel good.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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The Copycat Conundrum: When Local Laws Protect Your Competitors Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of international franchising involves dealing with local copycat operations that exploit legal protections designed for domestic businesses.—
Mohaimina Haque,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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While these noises may not impact your daily life much, your neighbors deciding to start their yardwork could be frustrating.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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If certain emulsifiers are especially gentle on the gut, the food industry could use them to replace the ones that might be more irritating.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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But, there are also some unnecessary (potentially irritating) extras—eucalyptus oil, parfum, and benzyl alcohol.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
24 June 2025
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“Pesky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesky. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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