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
ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2025
The murder occurred on Lorincz's porch, where Owens arrived in search of answers as to why Lorincz had been relentlessly harassing her children.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Toczylowski declined to comment on whether King is linked to the alleged harassing phone calls.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Officials previously said Scott told family members prior to her disappearance that someone was harassing her via phone, though Toczylowski declined to comment on whether King was the individual.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
But Netflix kept harassing us about it.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Craig said investigators learned through Kada’s family and friends that in the days prior to her disappearance, unknown individuals had been harassing her via phone.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Emil Heineman was draped all over Dvorak’s back, harassing him through the neutral zone.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
After several weeks harassing various kind reenactors by phone call and email, I was dumped into the aproned lap of Stacy Booth, a member of Colonel Bailey’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, which provides impressions of individuals who might have lived between 1770 and 1783.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Google’s powerful and freely available AI models have helped fuel the rise of AI content, some of which is aimed at spreading misinformation and harassing individuals.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2025
The murder occurred on Lorincz's porch, where Owens arrived in search of answers as to why Lorincz had been relentlessly harassing her children.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Toczylowski declined to comment on whether King is linked to the alleged harassing phone calls.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Officials previously said Scott told family members prior to her disappearance that someone was harassing her via phone, though Toczylowski declined to comment on whether King was the individual.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
But Netflix kept harassing us about it.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Craig said investigators learned through Kada’s family and friends that in the days prior to her disappearance, unknown individuals had been harassing her via phone.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Emil Heineman was draped all over Dvorak’s back, harassing him through the neutral zone.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
After several weeks harassing various kind reenactors by phone call and email, I was dumped into the aproned lap of Stacy Booth, a member of Colonel Bailey’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, which provides impressions of individuals who might have lived between 1770 and 1783.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassing
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By refusing to specify details of the case, the government keeps the possibility alive of changing their reasoning or their claims to have the same effect for different reasons—just as the mob changes its reasoning for killing Cinna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Local police and first responders are also accused of failing to take Davis’ threats of killing someone seriously.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even more frightening for journalists is the idea that generations are growing up without the habit of following news, particularly for their own communities.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Witch-burning, frightening folklore, and centuries of war and bloodshed have imparted an unsettling ambience in destinations like Edinburgh.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An annoying, biker beast blasted out of my bowels onto the page and became the not-so-invisible embodiment of my disease.—
David Soren,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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In any case, this costume would probably go over best with a crowd of theater kids and/or people who are annoying about movies, also known as the exact Venn Diagram that is the staff of Them dot us.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the heaviest anti-Shannon edit came from Sage, who noticed everything from the register of Shannon’s voice changing to her adversary being a giant shark wearing a cute seal mask.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the day, Kardashian was spotted attending the All's Fair premiere in Paris wearing a baby blue vintage Dior by John Galliano gown from the house's Spring/Summer 2000 collection.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 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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This constant barrage overshadows the self-care experience, hijacking my focus and frankly, tiring me out.—
Caelan McMichael,
Allure,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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This ruling is a chilling step toward unchecked government overreach, intruding on the most personal aspects of our private lives.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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After the series premiered on Netflix in October 2025, viewers were left wondering just how much of its chilling story was real.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Babies also have new behaviors, from a playful and inquisitive Diplodocus to a more timid Moros Intrepidus.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Creature, who remains nameless throughout the novel, develops into a sensitive and inquisitive soul, yet one shunned by the world for his appearance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Harassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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