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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuss (about or over)
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The Tigers, for now, seem to have tamed the road blues that dogged them previously against Ole Miss, LSU and Alabama.—
Ally Schniepp,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Since then, Cornyn’s TV blitz has defined Paxton as a diminished candidate dogged by ethics questions, a move that has tightened the contest in pre-primary polls.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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As Thea’s former suitor, Tesman struggles to call her by her married name, a slip of the tongue that Hedda constantly needles him about.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Smirk flies under the banner ‘Make Fun, Not War’ and delights to needle and tweak the NFL and the gravitas of its Big Game.—
Greg Cote
February 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Fuss (about or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuss%20%28about%20or%20over%29. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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