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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuss (about or over)
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The Bruins will also have decisions to make on BC seniors and Boston draft picks Gasseau and Oskar Jellvik, who has been dogged with injuries in his career at BC.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Survivor brought back a record 24 returnees for season 50, and has dogged a bunch with no screentime.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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The pair began to exchange words early in the second half, cracking the type of crooked smiles that hardly concealed the competitiveness driving both players to chirp and ridicule and needle one another on both ends of the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Russia is needling Ukraine’s European allies with asymmetrical warfare – sabotage and cyberattacks – to perhaps provoke a wider conflict while imposing costs.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 2026.
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