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Recent Examples of harassed
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Women were later doxxed online, harassed, stalked and endured threats as well as suicide attempts, prosecutors said.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Then, Molly Odintz joins Drew to chat with Max Booth III about Ghoulish Books in San Antonio getting harassed by MAGA types for a saucy chalkboard and, more broadly, about the state of horror in these horrifying times.
—The Lit Hub Podcast, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
For those viewers questioning why Kendra Licari virtually harassed her own daughter, the answer is not made entirely clear in the documentary, Borgman explained in the interview.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
For more than a year, a Michigan teenager was harassed via text.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Netflix For more than two years, teenage couple Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny were harassed by an anonymous texter.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
President Lyndon Johnson harassed then-Fed Chair William McChesney Martin in the mid-1960s to keep rates low as Johnson ramped up government spending on the Vietnam War and antipoverty programs.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Its game plan apparently included being very physical with Felix, who caught five passes for 74 yards despite being blanketed and harassed by cornerback Jaxon Simmons all night.
—Steve Dulas, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
Poor Harriet, a gallery assistant who has been harassed since the pilot, gets the brunt of Laura’s frustration.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Women were later doxxed online, harassed, stalked and endured threats as well as suicide attempts, prosecutors said.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Then, Molly Odintz joins Drew to chat with Max Booth III about Ghoulish Books in San Antonio getting harassed by MAGA types for a saucy chalkboard and, more broadly, about the state of horror in these horrifying times.
—The Lit Hub Podcast, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
For those viewers questioning why Kendra Licari virtually harassed her own daughter, the answer is not made entirely clear in the documentary, Borgman explained in the interview.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
For more than a year, a Michigan teenager was harassed via text.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Netflix For more than two years, teenage couple Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny were harassed by an anonymous texter.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
President Lyndon Johnson harassed then-Fed Chair William McChesney Martin in the mid-1960s to keep rates low as Johnson ramped up government spending on the Vietnam War and antipoverty programs.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Its game plan apparently included being very physical with Felix, who caught five passes for 74 yards despite being blanketed and harassed by cornerback Jaxon Simmons all night.
—Steve Dulas, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassed
Adjective
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Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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But there’s also something quite tortured about Douglas Kelly.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The shooter wore dark clothing and fired from a building roof some distance away to the courtyard where the event at which Kirk was speaking took place.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Evergreen High School is located about 20 miles from Columbine High School, the site of an infamous 1999 mass shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Conservative commentator Will Cain observed a moment of silence on his Fox News show after a gunman shot and killed Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Xu said, noting that frustrated clients began moving funds to Japan, Hong Kong and Dubai instead.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Service is also a realistic story about a frustrated middle-aged former journalist and aspiring novelist idling in an ultra-low-paying job.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Texans were up 28-21, and Keller had exhausted all of its timeouts.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Defense lawyers could still file appeals, but once those challenges are exhausted, the ruling becomes final and any prison terms can be enforced.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In other words, Harvey — on the fifth carry of his NFL career — busted a longer run than any Broncos running back had the entirety of last season.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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Anyway, Agnes gets busted and shoved in a cell to be a snack for later.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During a sequence in which Donal starts jamming with a band at the local pub, Cox doesn’t know where to place the camera, quick cutting between fingers playing instruments in a harried fashion.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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The relatively slow summer months can provide harried bankers, economists and other executives and professionals at least a little more time for reflection and comprehensive analysis.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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