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harassed

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verb

past tense of harass

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of harassed
Adjective
Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups. Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026 For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026 In past times of tension and conflict, Iran has at times harassed shipping though the narrows, and during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, both sides attacked tankers and other vessels, using naval mines to completely shut down traffic at points. Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 When teachers became the complaint Several cases described teachers discussing their own political views on the latest Israel-Hamas war in ways that state investigators said foreseeably made Jewish students feel uncomfortable, harassed or targeted. Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026 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
The National Labor Relations Board is currently considering allegations that Innercare illegally harassed and terminated employees during the 2024 unionization drive. Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Dexter Lawrence, Jonathan Allen and other new starters harassed Baker Mayfield throughout the game in a 33-27 victory. ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 No president has publicly harangued and harassed the Fed more to lower interest rates. Steve Liesman, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Another alleged target, David Do, said a former LASD deputy harassed and followed him at Iza’s direction, at one point perpetrating an assault in an attempt to steal a laptop Iza believed had $300 million in crypto on it. Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 Instead, Keefe was soon pulled over by Milton police who said the employee had called 911 to report that he was being followed and harassed. Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 The haters have hacked the store’s website, harassed its hosts, spread rumors about its owner, and threatened to show up in force in front of its physical store. Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Their landlord was also reviewing whether to continue to rent the space to them after being harassed. Kanis Leung, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026 The judge referenced a case in May where an incarcerated man at Milwaukee County Jail staff called and harassed the victim in his case 1,535 times using a tablet from the jail. Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassed
Adjective
  • But this leads to secrets revealed, lies told and tortured confrontations, not just with others but most intensely with himself.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Wuthering Heights In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte presents a world of conflicts, frictions between families, passions, and attachments—especially those of Catherine Earnshaw and the tortured Heathcliff—across an untamed landscape.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some earlier assassins expected it of themselves, canceling plots that would have killed bystanders.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In Georgia, the execution of a man who killed two real estate agents had also been scheduled for Wednesday but was halted by a judge's late-night decision a day before he was scheduled to die.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • True to form, Zverev delivered a new reason for fans to grow frustrated with him.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Regardless of whether players and fans believe the series features one Link or multiple Links across the convoluted timeline posited in the Hyrule Historia, each of these games ends at a moment of frustrated erotic climax.
    Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For the project Winter and her team tired coupling plasma with electrocatalysis.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Shelton’s serve had manacled him just enough; the first set’s effort had tired him just enough.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Indeed, the footage of the harried production staff trying to keep the show going on from the office at Bray Studios where the shoot is happening sometimes plays like a vintage workplace comedy but with a dark undertow.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Hawk fire forced the harried evacuation of more than 40,000 people.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Last year for her debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Carpenter wore a dress Mackie originally designed for Ann-Margaret’s nightclub act in the 1970s.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Graham wore a black-and-white look paired with the summer’s most popular shoe style.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Exosomes and irritated neurons Researchers and clinicians do not fully understand what causes post-herpetic neuralgia.
    Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • An irritated Pitts hailed a cab and headed down the West Side Highway.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This change responds to the numerous college athlete-plaintiffs who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility, but who seek to continue playing or return to competition.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The film’s director, Florian Zeller, has perhaps exhausted the goodwill afforded to him after the Oscar-winning run for 2020’s The Father.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Harassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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