as in nuisance
one who is obnoxiously annoying
like a dog who won't let go of a bone, that gnawer in the backseat wouldn't quit mentioning that I had made a wrong turn and gotten us lost
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Noun
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Weaver, the California waterfowl coordinator, said others were likely brought in the past few years to chase away Canada geese that have increasingly become a nuisance at parks and golf courses.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025 -
The presence of drones has caused alarm in communities—and the buzzing noise has sometimes become a nuisance.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Maybe for you, this involves expressing your annoyance to a sibling who keeps borrowing your clothes, or a longtime best friend who made a sarcastic (but hurtful) joke.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
7 Aug. 2025
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His annoyance then led him to air a complaint that the Israeli prime minister had allegedly backed out of what had been originally conceived as a joint operation to kill the head of Iran’s Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
3 Aug. 2025
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Camilla revealed that the infestation at King Charles’ Norfolk estate has become a nuisance, to the point that pest control experts have been called in.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Aug. 2025
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Roughly 70 percent of the world’s crop originates in West Africa, where recent strife, pests, and disease have wreaked havoc on the supply chain—leaving an opening for Puerto Rico.—
Rebecca L. Rhoades,
Saveur,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The emotional reunion is the culmination of months of storyline teases.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Season 2 ended with Belly choosing Jeremiah, and the season 3 trailer teases the couple considering an engagement.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Gnawer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawer. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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