1
as in to sack
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2
as in to harass
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Recent Examples of harry
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No one does harried rich man quite like Jon Hamm.
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Café service is not harried and cappuccino and croissants can be surreally delicious at excellent prices.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The lead-up to Friday’s layoffs was drawn out and harried, according to the former employees.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
But you people harried her and condescended to her and insulted her and never gave her the time of day.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Café service is not harried and cappuccino and croissants can be surreally delicious at excellent prices.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The lead-up to Friday’s layoffs was drawn out and harried, according to the former employees.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
But you people harried her and condescended to her and insulted her and never gave her the time of day.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harry
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The seven-time Super Bowl champion was sacked 565 times in 335 games as quarterback, which is good for a 4.48 sack percentage.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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Did Elmo get sacked as a result of President Trump’s attempts to defund public media?—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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The dismissal came on the heels of a filing in the case by lawyers for L.A. County that alleged Villanueva was harassing Sheriff Robert Luna and members of the Board of Supervisors by trying to call them as witnesses at a potential civil trial.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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The agency also secured a $300,000 settlement for a mother, daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend in Oklahoma who were allegedly harassed and assaulted by neighbors because the boyfriend was Black, to which the landlord responded by trying to evict the mother.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
15 May 2025
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The Bucks likely wouldn’t stop there, perhaps looking to plunder young players such as Ayo Dosunmu and Matas Buzelis to flesh out a restart without Antetokounmpo.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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In 1538, during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the medieval statue of Our Lady of Walsingham (a classic Madonna and child) was plundered then lost to time.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
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After performing spirited pieces from the Prime Video superhero drama at Deadline’s Sound & Screen: Television event, composers Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen were asked if they’ve ever been scolded for going too far with their music.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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Similar circumstances were noted at most airports across the country, with media reporting that those without a Real ID have faced little more than a scolding from TSA agents or a reminder to book an appointment soon to get a Star Card.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2025
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Hamas has acknowledged executing individuals accused of looting and announced a 5,000-member force to combat armed criminals.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
19 May 2025
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All of the 37 public hospitals in Khartoum have been severely damaged and looted, Saad said.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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That is important to keep in mind as Trump savages Ukraine for rejecting his proposal.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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DeSantis, who has savaged one of the nominees as uniquely terrible, nonetheless acknowledged this was not the right trajectory for the GOP.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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An embarrassing, humbling, shocking Game 5 defeat showed that. All the same problems, the ones that destroyed Leaf team after Leaf team and ultimately ended Sheldon Keefe’s time as head coach, are emerging again at the worst possible time.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In order to retrieve the original source code of the Entity and destroy it, Hunt has to risk life and limb and dive into icy arctic waters to a sunken Soviet submarine teetering 500 feet underwater.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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The Columbia Jewish Alumni Association, an organization formed during last school year’s campus protests, has reviled both activists on social media and questioned public sympathy for them in the aftermath of their arrests.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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More dad rock, less prestige TV Of course, despite this game's positive reception among many fans, Assassin’s Creed in general is often reviled by some critics and gamers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Harry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harry. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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