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Recent Examples of harassed
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Some writers who criticized Taylor Swift reported that they and their family members had been threatened, harassed, and doxed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn't hit by a car, wasn't being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Noem said that Wednesday's shooting occurred after protesters in Minneapolis harassed and impeded ICE agents and that the officer acted to protect himself and fellow officers.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
Sort of small arms warfare, where they were harassed for months in one of these sad situations where the cops wouldn’t intervene.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Union leaders are harassed and arrested, workplaces remain perilous, and bargaining is undermined by intimidation and retaliation.
—Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks harassed Purdy throughout the night, sacking him three times and hitting him eight more.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
The man appeared to be drunk and had harassed other women in the same area, the president said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Three months earlier, a white bus driver had verbally harassed her.
—Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The Broncos beat up, bruised, harassed and downright punished Herbert from the start.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Some writers who criticized Taylor Swift reported that they and their family members had been threatened, harassed, and doxed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn’t hit by a car, wasn’t being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn't hit by a car, wasn't being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Noem said that Wednesday's shooting occurred after protesters in Minneapolis harassed and impeded ICE agents and that the officer acted to protect himself and fellow officers.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
Sort of small arms warfare, where they were harassed for months in one of these sad situations where the cops wouldn’t intervene.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Union leaders are harassed and arrested, workplaces remain perilous, and bargaining is undermined by intimidation and retaliation.
—Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks harassed Purdy throughout the night, sacking him three times and hitting him eight more.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
The man appeared to be drunk and had harassed other women in the same area, the president said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Three months earlier, a white bus driver had verbally harassed her.
—Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassed
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Fitting in Marner left a team and town with a tortured history for one that knew only success without him.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Harge Aird in Carol (2015) God forbid two closeted lesbians have a little fun (okay, emotionally tortured and clandestine fun, but still) without some man coming along to ruin it!—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2025
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many blue-city residents who have noticed a decrease in crime surely appreciate the safer streets, an environment that tired old No Kings boomers will never have to navigate.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Piper was also cast as Skye on the show Mani at age 10 but left after Tiffany allegedly grew frustrated that another actress received more lines than her daughter, according to the docuseries.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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That's described by people who were very frustrated with them in court transcripts, and that is also described in their text, but in a different way, as something joyful and wonderful.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme, the two wore custom Chrome Hearts looks.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Emma Stone wore comfy, but sophisticated silk pants to a Louis Vuitton event in New York.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is not the primary custodian of police or court records and is often asked to assist only after survivors and attorneys have exhausted other avenues.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Venezuelans are exhausted after 26 years of Chavismo.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Even hospital appointments were overwhelming, with bright lights leaving her drained and overstimulated.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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This vast gulf between us, not just as Americans but as human beings, has drained me of hope.—
Bao Phi,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The project marks the feature directorial debut of Mike Hatton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Sloan, and stars as a harried independent producer.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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There is the harried but successful sister (Winslet), the black sheep sis (Collette) who’s into chakras and movement therapies, the loyal-to-a-fault, repressed stay-at-home son (Flynn) and so on.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Harassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassed. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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