1
as in suckers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a camera bug who loves taking candid shots at fairs and festivals
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2
as in diseases
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
I can't go to work today because I've caught some bug that's going around
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3
as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
a bug with a fascination for committing arson
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as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
these incessant phone calls are really starting to bug me
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as in bothers
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
I hate to bug you, but could you help me move this table?
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Recent Examples of bugs
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Adult kissing bugs grow to be about half an inch to an inch long.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
So, despite my respect for bugs in general, something had to be done.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Bed Bug Biology and Behavior, the bed bugs wriggling under hotel sheets the world over right now descend from cave-dwelling insects that originally drank bat blood.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
How To Identify Roly Poly Bugs Pillbugs (Armadillidium vulgare) and sowbugs (Porcellio laevis)are both commonly called roly poly bugs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Since bed bugs can also hide in drawer joints and dark spaces, be sure to look inside your bedside tables and dressers.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
On average, the matador bugs increased their waving behavior seven times more in the presence of the predatory mantids.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Fort Worth bed bugs The B-plot of Episode 7 has Peggy setting up a Little Free Library in her front yard in an effort to build community.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Theories ranged from camera bugs to online glitches, but one suggestion quickly unraveled the mystery.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Adult kissing bugs grow to be about half an inch to an inch long.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
So, despite my respect for bugs in general, something had to be done.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Bed Bug Biology and Behavior, the bed bugs wriggling under hotel sheets the world over right now descend from cave-dwelling insects that originally drank bat blood.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
How To Identify Roly Poly Bugs Pillbugs (Armadillidium vulgare) and sowbugs (Porcellio laevis)are both commonly called roly poly bugs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Since bed bugs can also hide in drawer joints and dark spaces, be sure to look inside your bedside tables and dressers.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Which bugs bite on the NC coast?
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
On average, the matador bugs increased their waving behavior seven times more in the presence of the predatory mantids.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Fort Worth bed bugs The B-plot of Episode 7 has Peggy setting up a Little Free Library in her front yard in an effort to build community.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugs
Noun
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Train yourself to look for growth that should be removed, such as tomato suckers and low-growing tomato branches, excess dahlia foliage, and tangled thyme.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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The little suckers will ingest this and die.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tens of thousands of people have fallen ill with dengue, cholera, and other diseases after recent rains, compounding a series of crises in the country.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Already, the population faced immiseration and the ravages of diseases like influenza and whooping cough.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Naturally, this annoys Alex to no end.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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This annoys his wife, who hankers after Bingley (sight unseen) as a future son-in-law.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In her novel, Henry chronicles a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with lots of fun travels.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Miami Takes the Top Spot Miami, Florida, ranked as the number one city for food lovers, excelling in both affordability and food diversity.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aileen Marty, an infectious disease expert at Florida International University, warned that removing vaccine requirements would leave children vulnerable to illnesses many parents no longer recognize.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The same goes for anyone with chronic illnesses like diabetes or kidney disease.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Bugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugs. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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