as in teased
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
He's always badgering me about the dishes.
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as in harassed
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Verb
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The announcement was made during a special episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, which previously teased the shakeup in an Instagram post the night prior.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Of all the elements of their final fight teased in the show’s opening sequence, only the pool and the bloodied heel are of consequence.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some writers who criticized Taylor Swift reported that they and their family members had been threatened, harassed, and doxed.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Williams missed four games last year from a hamstring strain that pestered him throughout the season.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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But there’s also something quite tortured about Douglas Kelly.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Xu said, noting that frustrated clients began moving funds to Japan, Hong Kong and Dubai instead.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Service is also a realistic story about a frustrated middle-aged former journalist and aspiring novelist idling in an ultra-low-paying job.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During a sequence in which Donal starts jamming with a band at the local pub, Cox doesn’t know where to place the camera, quick cutting between fingers playing instruments in a harried fashion.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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The relatively slow summer months can provide harried bankers, economists and other executives and professionals at least a little more time for reflection and comprehensive analysis.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Every batch of ice cream, even those with tested and confirmed recipes, requires a lot of tasting and adjusting.—
Maggie Hiufu Wong,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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But summer back in New York, amid the fug of the city, requires a return to a tested and true formula.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Here’s our own handy, tried and true checklist: Pocket power: Tiny power banks like the newest Anker Nano or Nimble CHAMP Series 2 (both are 10,000 mAh) are my top go-tos.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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There’s Dandy Dozen, the tried but true roundup of the most talented recruits in this year’s senior class.—
Andrea Williams,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Badgered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badgered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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