Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussed (about or over)
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Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Vulnerability is currency on reality television, and after a season of exposing their own struggles and embarrassments, the other women are annoyed that Meredith wants to keep up appearances.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the hospital has been plagued by security issues in the last few years, and a contract dispute with the nurses’ union.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Commentary and opinions Tim Walz isn’t the only governor plagued by fraud.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One friend fully dives in to the dissociative spirit of the event, while the other is more cautious, nagged by the feeling that something might not quite be right.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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But that night, the interaction nagged at her.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The House will return from a holiday break to face sagas that have vexed the chamber for months.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
4 Jan. 2026
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That credit line is an important one for Saks Global, which has been vexed by a lack of goods to sell this year.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
19 Dec. 2025
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Illini star Dick Butkus, irked at reports suggesting the Big Ten champs were not in top physical shape, led his team on a postgame sprint around the field to show their fitness.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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Washington and Taipei earlier this month announced what could become one of the United States’ biggest-ever military sales to the island, and Taiwan’s president is pushing for the approval of a historic special defense budget – developments that have irked Beijing.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
29 Dec. 2025
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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