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fuss (about or over)

verb

Definition of fuss (about or over)next
as in to carp (at)

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  1. dog
  2. needle
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  • Getting back to flying … The rollout of the company’s new Vulcan rocket has been dogged by problems with the vehicle’s solid rocket boosters.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Court records and interviews paint a picture of Rios as a woman who had long been dogged by drug addiction.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • And the South Korean firm didn’t wait long to needle its biggest rival.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Freedom thought Cloud went low, needling him with accusations of trying to win Cunningham’s affection.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of needle
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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 26 Sep. 2026.

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