as in killing
to use up all the physical energy of
had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency
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as in frightening
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as in annoying
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Recent Examples of harassing
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The actor asked fans on a Facebook page to stop harassing McNelis online.
—Vandana Pawa, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Mike Pruitt, who is accused of harassing and buying alcohol for a 17-year-old girl, has not been criminally charged.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
The third-term sheriff is accused of repeatedly harassing his female subordinates and threatening his chief deputy to keep it quiet.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Working closely with schools, says Mosseri, can help the platform handle issues that may fly under the radar, such as a user who isn't overtly harassing another.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
One such company was ordered to pay over $8 million for harassing people into paying fake debts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
An internal investigation into Robinson, related to the complaints made about him earlier in the year, was opened in May and led by a supervisor who Robinson previously alleged was harassing him.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
So far this season, second-year OLBs Jonah Elliss and Dondrea Tillman are doing plenty of quarterback harassing of their own.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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Bava begins the proceedings with a tale of a telephone creep harassing a woman and closes with ghostly revenge.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The actor asked fans on a Facebook page to stop harassing McNelis online.
—Vandana Pawa, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Mike Pruitt, who is accused of harassing and buying alcohol for a 17-year-old girl, has not been criminally charged.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
The third-term sheriff is accused of repeatedly harassing his female subordinates and threatening his chief deputy to keep it quiet.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Working closely with schools, says Mosseri, can help the platform handle issues that may fly under the radar, such as a user who isn't overtly harassing another.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
One such company was ordered to pay over $8 million for harassing people into paying fake debts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
An internal investigation into Robinson, related to the complaints made about him earlier in the year, was opened in May and led by a supervisor who Robinson previously alleged was harassing him.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
So far this season, second-year OLBs Jonah Elliss and Dondrea Tillman are doing plenty of quarterback harassing of their own.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassing
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The emergency services Loeb was hearing were headed to the nearby Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, where an assailant rammed a car into people before stabbing several members of the community, killing two.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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What began as a hiking trip with friends on the breathtaking slopes of on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest turned into a frightening ordeal for 30-year-old Feng Holiday, after a rare October blizzard left her and hundreds of hikers stranded in treacherous conditions.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the movie's kinetic animation and Ichabod's rubbery physicality playfully contrast with the truly frightening Horseman and his flaming pumpkin.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Frankie Montas Montas is slated to miss all of next season, and so his $17 million player option is easier than any decision in those annoying Capital One ads.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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There was one distraction during the number when the director made their performance look like a TikTok video, complete with a stream of annoying comments to the left of Leavitt’s tush.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Williams was remembered for wearing goggles and a knee wrap and by his intensity during those games.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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Beckham, wearing Saint Laurent peep-toe heels, a white T-shirt and check pencil skirt from her own collection, sits in a big, sunny room filled with racks of clothing and accessories samples, all the elements of her current world.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Structured as entries in Emily’s field journal, the novel lays out her aims, her curmudgeonly nature and her pestiferous relationship with one Wendell Bambleby — a charismatic fellow researcher and sometime rival who Emily suspects is a fairy himself.—
Amal El-Mohtar,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2023
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The whole event was lousy with pestiferous Bible-banging.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
12 Dec. 2017
Verb
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So people shouldn’t swim against the current, which puts them at risk of tiring out.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With glowing eyes, a chilling Vincent Price-style voice (delivering deliciously cheesy dialogue), and four points of ghostly animatronic movement, this bony specter is every bit the haunted showstopper.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 1960 movie — powered by Bernard Herrmann's chilling score, Anthony Perkins' unnerving portrayal of hotel manager Norman Bates (for the movie, much younger than the character in Bloch's novel) and Hitchcock's uncanny showmanship — revolutionized the horror genre.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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For inquisitive minds stashed in MLB front offices the Rockies represent an untapped opportunity and a riveting research project.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Harassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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