crazing

present participle of craze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazing
Verb
  • There's other important bathroom etiquette travelers should keep in mind to avoid bothering flight attendants.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Lead with Gratitude and Grace Calling out someone for bothering you is always tricky.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unfollow accounts that regularly share disturbing images.
    Annie Margaret, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The second sounds like every other LinkedIn message disturbing their peace and cluttering their inbox.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Incidentally, one of the reasons why the insurance category as a whole tends to go all-in on cracking wise is that there’s little room for the companies to provide specific guidance about their policies.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • His voice is exuberant, especially when cracking jokes.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With Jorgen Strand Larsen, who scored vital goals last season, suffering from an injury and a distracting transfer saga amid interest from Newcastle, Pereira has had to work with three crucial players through the spine of his team either missing or below par.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Here, the challenge was capturing speed, altitude, and precision in a way that feels immediate without distracting from the story.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The decision to scale back on payments for certain plans and procedures is maddening to many physicians, as one of the last consistent sources of reimbursement is in their minds becoming more challenging for their patients to access.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kalshi’s rise has been maddening to the sportsbooks who jumped through all the regulatory hoops to gain legal approval, as well as the states that are counting on revenue from those sportsbooks.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since its creation in 2007, only about 2% of applicants had successfully received forgiveness before the pandemic, largely due to confusing eligibility rules and administrative mismanagement.
    Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Beneficiaries would have to verify their own identities by using an often-confusing web portal or by traveling to a field office to do it in person.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Sounders’ defenders swarmed Messi from the first minute, and midfielder Obed Vargas was particularly physical, annoying the Argentine icon time and again.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In fairness, Arsenal seemed to be annoying Liverpool for much of the first hour.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of my clients, a senior executive in a major technology company, shared how the organization's shifting priorities were unsettling the team.
    Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • From people discovered after swarms of flies are spotted inside a home to heartbreaking stories of pets found waiting with deceased owners, while unsettling, Snyder said that such occurrences are not as rare as many might believe.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Crazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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