HARRIERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

harriers

noun

plural of harrier

as in hecklers

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That’s a little simplistic — look at San Francisco’s Scott Wiener being chased from a trans rights event by hecklers accusing him of being pro-genocide.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
McIlroy was even seen stepping back from the ball to quip back at one of the hecklers, while others, including his friend Shane Lowry, were also quick to respond.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

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Those with the condition, which was eventually named Minamata disease, had symptoms including tremors, headaches, seizures, vision and hearing problems, ataxia, dysarthria, memory loss, and cognitive decline.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Patients may experience a very high fever, headaches, neck pain, stupor, disorientation, muscle weakness and other serious symptoms.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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Most people go to campgrounds to escape the plagues of modern technology, so try to keep the decibels to a minimum.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The deadliest animal to have ever roamed the earth is not the great white shark, or snakes, or even rats that caused three great plagues in history, decimating the human population at the time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026

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