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
Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Three teenagers, who the police say are those in the photo, were allegedly harassing customers in the restaurant and then attempted to open the cash register when an employee stepped away.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The Athletic released an investigation of Illitch Sports and Entertainment, the owner of the Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, and found at least eight men employed by the Tigers who have been accused of harassing women over the last three years.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
When the school administration was unable to find any perpetrators involved in the harassing text messages, the school district contacted the local sheriff’s department.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
She had been charged with doxxing and electronically harassing her estranged husband.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Some would argue that there are plenty of other reasons to think that harassing an animal is wrong.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
When a girl in Michigan and her new boyfriend start getting harassing texts from a mysterious stranger, what starts as a little scary becomes deeply weird when the true culprit is discovered.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
According to Dresden police, two men began harassing female passengers on the tram.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Abusers frequently assert financial control by interfering with their partners’ ability to work, including stalking or harassing at their worksite.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Three teenagers, who the police say are those in the photo, were allegedly harassing customers in the restaurant and then attempted to open the cash register when an employee stepped away.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The Athletic released an investigation of Illitch Sports and Entertainment, the owner of the Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, and found at least eight men employed by the Tigers who have been accused of harassing women over the last three years.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
When the school administration was unable to find any perpetrators involved in the harassing text messages, the school district contacted the local sheriff’s department.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
She had been charged with doxxing and electronically harassing her estranged husband.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Some would argue that there are plenty of other reasons to think that harassing an animal is wrong.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
When a girl in Michigan and her new boyfriend start getting harassing texts from a mysterious stranger, what starts as a little scary becomes deeply weird when the true culprit is discovered.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
According to Dresden police, two men began harassing female passengers on the tram.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassing
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The apology came less than 24 hours after an unidentified shooter opened fire at a college university killing Kirk, a media personality and author.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Come to the table, as Republicans and Democrats, to pass solutions to the epidemic of gun violence that’s killing both of us.—
Gabby Giffords,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The frightening illness took place just two weeks after he was named MVP of his little league baseball team.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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As the frightening futures foretold grow nearer, the details are also growing more precise.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Beyond that, people found the Mitfords’ very, very aristocratic accent extremely annoying.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Here's how to erase annoying scratches from hardwood floors.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Citations for not having headlights on during rain, fog or smoke and for not wearing a seatbelt were also dismissed.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 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
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The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The celebratory reaction to Charlie's assassination across swaths of left-wing social media was also positively chilling.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The world’s first inkjet printer Rune Elmqvist was an inquisitive person.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Aug. 2025
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The short clip shows the pup, named Millie, inquisitive about a large ant on the carpet before deliberately stomping on it, and then performing the most unexpected of follow-up actions—eating it.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Harassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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