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as in taunted
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
a small group of jeering protesters hassled the politically active singer at every appearance she made
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as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
constantly hassled with the chef over the need to cook pork thoroughly
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Recent Examples of hassled
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
The police hassled him and other migrant workers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2022
Verb
Accompanied by her young son Israel, Owens went across the street to Lorincz's residence that evening to retrieve a tablet Israel claimed that Lorincz, who'd repeatedly hassled and called the police on the neighborhood children for years, had stolen from him.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
The police hassled him and other migrant workers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hassled
Adjective
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The Broncos beat up, bruised, harassed and downright punished Herbert from the start.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Some writers who criticized Taylor Swift reported that they and their family members had been threatened, harassed, and doxed.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lazzaro argued in court the mall victim was the aggressor and had taunted Hernandez over his history as a government informant, saying his reputation as a snitch would put him in grave danger back in prison.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Flex, who taunted Cassie on Instagram immediately after the Diddy verdict, is not turning back that tide.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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On 33 occasions since 2017, Congress has been forced to pass emergency extensions to the flood insurance program, as lawmakers bickered over budgets and looming shutdowns threatened to disrupt it, according to a letter the National Association of Realtors sent to Congress ahead of the shutdown.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, the companies have bickered about the rise of streaming services, in which the media companies are investing billions of dollars and which lure away cable and satellite customers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles’ inconsistency is all about their offense, which retains the talent that won the Super Bowl last year, but has frustrated fans for most of the season.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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One late-night scene between Agnes and Will is hard to watch, dramatizing the profound distance between her earthbound herbalist mother and his drunk and frustrated writer.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hilary Duff teased a new single with a video of her singing in a soaking wet butter yellow dress.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the department has argued the sheer volume of documents that need to be found, uploaded, reviewed, redacted and published has forced it to instead release the files online on a rolling basis, with a series of enormous document dumps over the course of several days in mid-December.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Skelton argued that the city’s code lays out a specific process for declaring an animal as dangerous, which often entails a day in municipal court.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
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Several protesters with megaphones frequently celebrated or mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk, usually accompanying the taunts with profanity.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tesla posted its second consecutive sales decline, losing its long‑held electric vehicle crown to a company the billionaire once mocked.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Firefighters fought the fire both inside and outside the house, and additional firefighters went inside to search for people.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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And neither do the AI-skeptics who fought the hardest for it.—
Julie Samuels,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Hassled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hassled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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