Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunned
Verb
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Keanu, still annoyed from the veto ceremony, talked to Ava Pearl in the HOH room and called Rachel a liar.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025 -
This thrilled her base—and annoyed many casual listeners.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Such incidents, in the past, would have had her run home, and write about them furiously in her journal, worried that forgetting them would erase the blessings corresponded to it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Luka’s policy change was motivated in part by regulatory pressure, especially in Italy, where officials worried that Replika posed a risk to minors and emotionally fragile users.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The escalation has irked Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who warned on Thursday that his country could not be invaded.—
Nick Mordowanec
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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For his part, over in Coventry, Wright was irked at being substituted after 79 minutes and not getting the chance to grab a hat-trick.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On television, the film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert structured their show so that at any time at least one of them was likely to be exasperated, possibly with the other one.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Even Yankee great Paul O’Neill, who was on the YES broadcast, was exasperated by Volpe’s decision.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In fact, the aliens take a back seat to the human interactions, which irritated some viewers eager to see actual aliens in a show about an extraterrestrial invasion.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That said, passkeys provide an authentication alternative that’s by far the most resistant to date to the types of account takeovers that have vexed online services and their users for decades.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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But the relentless increase in the value of the most expensive art works—frequently engineered by the auction houses themselves—has meant that negotiations with consignors have become only more vexed.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ballhalla gets riled up for everything.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The chain’s loyalists were already riled up over a dramatic makeover of the menu and the country feel of the restaurants to appeal to more diners.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This isn’t the first time that Harry was allegedly peeved because of Meghan’s Netflix show.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … DEMANDING ANSWERS – Top Democrats peeved over $8B Paramount-Skydance merger, citing Trump influence.—
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FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Dunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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