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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for botheration
Noun
  • Boys report witnessing, experiencing, and sometimes perpetuating troubling behavior including bullying, harassment, and discriminatory language.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • During an emergency hearing on the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order, government attorneys argued that ICE officers have faced harassment and threats after their identities were shared online.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The comments illustrate the frustration as the four remaining controllers waited on a regional air traffic control center across the state to clear planes to enter the airspace.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In the film, directed by Mike Judge, Peter Gibbons (Livingston) and his coworkers, Michael Bolton (David Herman) and Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu), enjoy the last day at their job by taking out years of frustrations on their frequently malfunctioning office printer.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On a 50% discount right now, the TP-Link Archer AXE75 upgrades your home Wi-Fi without the setup headache.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, Disley learned that Chewy was in the nurse's office frequently — sometimes three times a day — due to headaches and stomachaches.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For mild flare-ups, hydrocortisone cream can reduce itching and irritation.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Hydrocortisone Cream Bug bites, rashes, and random skin irritations can flare up fast while traveling.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Situations like this are certainly a nuisance, but the quickest way to cause animosity with your neighbors is to come between them and their sleep.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While many consider the mammal a nuisance for raiding garbage cans and damaging property, raccoons can also carry diseases, and they probably shouldn't be kept as housepets.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tuesday afternoon, the hurricane center also flagged another disturbance to watch.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Key Takeaways Time changes can increase stroke risk and cause mood changes and sleep disturbances.
    Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Swift asks with growing exasperation at an unseen model.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The move reflects their exasperation with the Israeli leader, and a potentially existential moment for Israel.
    Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Shanen Wright, 48, a lifelong Charleston resident who lives near CAMC Memorial, said many in the city have little worry about flooding in the face of more immediate problems, like the opioid epidemic and the decline of manufacturing and mining.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Rising worries During the Milken Institute Asia Summit, other experts warned that retail inflows could distort pricing, erode returns and destabilize fund structures designed for long-term investments or patient capital.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Botheration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/botheration. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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