Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussed (about or over)
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In the early 1930s, Weill made quite a splash with his Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and Threepenny Opera, but their edgy social commentary and tart music annoyed the Nazis.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The people in line behind me were annoyed, checking their watches and peering ahead trying to figure out what was taking so long.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Corrections officers at the facility were projected to earn a base salary of more than $120,000 a year, almost three times the base pay of correctional officers in the state’s prisons, which have been plagued by chronic understaffing.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Although crime is down in Nashville, the Downtown Detention Center has been plagued by overcrowding.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Those kids went home and nagged their parents.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Musk launched a competitive AI firm called xAI, but his feelings over the fallout with Altman nagged at him.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Judge is not the first athlete to be vexed by the challenge.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Their intimate sparring reflected vexed, unresolved tensions about science and government.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 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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King in recent weeks had appeared irked by scrutiny being paid to CBS News, which has generated more attention since Weiss, an opinion journalist with little experience managing a mainstream media operation, joined last year.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Fussed (about or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussed%20%28about%20or%20over%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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