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as in encounter
a brief clash between enemies or rivals the best way to avoid hassles with those aggressive panhandlers is to ignore them

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verb

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Recent Examples of hassle
Noun
Immersion blenders An immersion blender is an easy way to pulse and blend soups and gravies right in the pot, saving you the hassle of transferring hot liquids. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Reminiscent of an old-school pop-up camper but on a much smaller scale, Thule’s design removes the hassle of loose poles and confusing assembly by streamlining setup into a quick five-minute process. Erica Zazo, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
Monk didn’t want his son, as one of the few Black kids on campus, getting hassled. David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025 Talking over the constant hum of traffic near the I-65/I-70 South Split, just west of his camp, Ferguson shared that police had directed him to this strip of grass and haven't hassled him much since. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hassle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hassle
Noun
  • The series sticks with the timeline of Muschietti's movies rather than King's book, meaning the original Losers Club encounter with It takes place in 1989 rather than 1958, and the final battle in 2016 rather than 1985.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Mental health advocates said the encounters before Zettel’s death show multiple points of possible intervention in the days and hours before she was killed.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The clash occurs more so on the stylistic side and acclimatising to Villa’s methods.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Fundraisers for the victims of devil attacks, apparently a common occurrence in this reality, acknowledge the death toll that these supernatural clashes leave behind.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Arenas has since said the dispute started over a game of bourré.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The dispute has largely remained peaceful so far.
    Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Among the opponents are some residents of Alton Road, who say that gating off North Bay Road would worsen the city’s already substantial traffic problems and create headaches for people trying to access their homes.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Utilities were stuck with the headache and expense of storing waste themselves, so in 2014, a judge forbade the federal government from continuing to collect the NWF fees.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kansas City took just one penalty — taunting, on Rashee Rice — but even that drive ended in a Rice touchdown.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Gilligan wants to see people from across the partisan spectrum interact face to face, instead of taunting each other online.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pair bicker and bond their way through the whimsical Panda Kingdom, a vibrant world that blends the everyday with the extraordinary, carrying animals and humans alike into something at once magical and mundane.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Roberts and Tim Robbins play American journalists in Paris who lose their luggage and bicker over a hotel room and then wind up in bed together.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Amazon Prime commentator Kirk Herbstreit said as a guess at Rodgers' response to Jones, as footage of the sideline near-skirmish played for viewers.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Why This Hurts More Than Before US-China trade tensions aren’t just another tariff skirmish.
    Vitalii Savryha, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Legendary rapper Jay-Z came out in defense of Bad Bunny amid controversy over the Puerto Rican recording artist being tapped to perform at the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Succeeding on OnlyFans in 2025 often means having a high tolerance for controversy, negative attention, the willingness to troll, and an ability to flip tsunamis of online haters into fans.
    Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Hassle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hassle. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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