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to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
He's always badgering me about the dishes.
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Recent Examples of badgered
Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Nobody wants to be badgered for 30 days.
—Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
But players – Seahawks, Patriots, and any others past and present – have been badgered by reporters all week about whether an electrical substation next to the 49ers’ practice field is sabotaging players’ health.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
For those who have been told or badgered by family members to book travel early, doing so 21 days to 35 days ahead of travel resulted in an even more expensive 33% ticket hike.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Nobody wants to be badgered for 30 days.
—Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
But players – Seahawks, Patriots, and any others past and present – have been badgered by reporters all week about whether an electrical substation next to the 49ers’ practice field is sabotaging players’ health.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badgered
Adjective
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Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The headline addition of the patch is the arrival of the Icebreaker event, which has been teased as the biggest event in Tarkov history.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Also teased was the return of Kevin Sussman’s Big Bang Theory character Stuart Bloom in the spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, which will make its way to the streamer on July 23.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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The track is bookended by audio of a woman who sells plasma to fund her shopping addiction, a parallel to Skeletrix’s depiction of his plight as a tortured artist.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
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While Naverrette flawlessly plays Nikki as being possessed by a sinister spirit who’s obsessed with Bear, her performance also includes tortured outbursts as the real Nikki sporadically breaks free from her subconscious to react in horror as her friend takes advantage of the situation.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Scheierman also hit two earlier threes, grabbed five rebounds and pestered Gilgeous-Alexander to force a third-quarter turnover to help Boston take down the defending NBA champions 119-109.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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My own parents met coming out of a movie theater in New Britain when my less than suave Coast Guard father pestered my mother for a date.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Throughout his campaign, Pratt has emphasized issues such as homelessness, public safety, wildfire response and government spending, positioning himself as a political outsider challenging the status quo in Los Angeles and drawing support from frustrated voters dissatisfied with current leadership.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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But even with all that success, Brown became frustrated with his role on the offense in 2025, which led to rumors and reports of him being traded out of Philadelphia.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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In the course of a single session, the harried Paula (played by Tatiana Maslany) gets a hot, younger guy to listen to her complain about her ex-husband, offer feedback on her home-decorating ideas, and coax her into a climax—all in a few short minutes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
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Screen time has become a default rather than an intentional choice for harried teachers and distracted students.—
Will Oremus,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Projects will be judged on several criteria, including the project’s creativity and the use of tested and accurate AI.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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And that scene is playing on a very tried and true form of spiritualism.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
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Use these three tried and true strategies to pick a good bottle of wine at the grocery store.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
AJC.com,
2 May 2026
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“Badgered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badgered. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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