Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunned
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One who grew up respectful but annoyed by the success the league previously had in Seattle.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Social media reactions to the bunny range from enamored to amused to annoyed at the price tag, which runs from $112 to $140.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Some lawmakers worried the change wouldn’t actually help Idahoans purchase homes.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Some immigrant advocates worried that there was no mechanism to verify that the information posted on the application was real.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Alfonso’s familial advantage has irked some Wisconsin Republicans who don’t want the newcomer to glide into such an important position.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
18 Mar. 2026
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But what irked me the most was the shockingly sweet tomato sauce.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the meantime, Jones was stranded on an island of his own making Saturday, exasperated by another difficult game-winning shot that his wingspan was somehow helpless to affect on its own.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Gross, arms in the air in the third image below, was exasperated, but Kadioglu takes the blame for that hold-up.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last year the City Council changed the process for appeals, which irritated some of the commissioners.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks would beat the Magic, but Orlando’s physicality has irritated New York over the past two seasons.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Siblings are rich terrain for fiction precisely because they are so vexed—a pressure point where the imperative to create a singular hero meets the desire to imagine new forms of connection.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Some feel vexed by a whole host of things, including style of play, fanbase, history, managers, players, owners, financial might or, in City’s case, the pending Premier League charges.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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While two sources say Sarandos was riled to hear about this during a chance encounter with a Penguin executive, a Netflix insider says the Co-CEO never met anyone at the publishing house regarding the book.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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The product of an online hip-hop ecosystem now built around getting attention through clipfarming social media accounts made to get millennials riled up?—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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Accompanied by her young son Israel, Owens went across the street to Lorincz's residence that evening to retrieve a tablet Israel claimed that Lorincz, who'd repeatedly hassled and called the police on the neighborhood children for years, had stolen from him.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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The police hassled him and other migrant workers.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2022
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“Dunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunned. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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