harped (on)

past tense of harp (on)
as in paid (up)
to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely there were so many good things about the stage production that it seems churlish to harp on a couple of minor missteps

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  • Spencer Fomby, a former police lieutenant with crowd safety expertise, emphasized the danger in transitioning from a seated event to a standing room on an open field, especially without a system, infrastructure or staff in place to ensure safety and orderliness.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Ravndal emphasized that the work isn’t meant to guide individual health decisions.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Toronto had stressed Snell in the first inning.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Kruppas were instructed to bring $50 to each visit and, Laurie stressed, they were told the donor sperm would come from a resident in the university’s medical school.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Harped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harped%20%28on%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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