accosting

present participle of accost

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Recent Examples of accosting The trailer features minimal dialogue, and Farrell, 49, is seen running through the streets and accosting casino employees at one point. Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Storms approaching the region start to reach cooler waters that aren't warm enough to fuel a hurricane and tradewinds in the region can topple a storm's cloud structure.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With the five-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords approaching, what was once billed as the start of broader Israeli integration into the Arab world is instead marked by a hardening of positions.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Evidence showed Lachlan feared alienating core Fox viewers — which is to say pro-Trump voters — by confronting them too directly with the facts that President Joe Biden squarely won the election.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • George Clooney plays the titular protagonist, a famous movie actor who embarks on a journey of self-discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler).
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Accosting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accosting. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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