Thesaurus results for IMPORTUNITY

importunity

noun

ˌim-pər-ˈtü-nə-tē

Definition of importunity

as in demand

something that someone insists upon having overwhelmed by the often conflicting importunities of pressure groups

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as in harassment

the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another resented the importunity of those annoying telemarketers

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Recent Examples of importunity Our own house has turned into a kind of office, a site of fax and phone, of administration and importunity. — Seamus Heaney, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024

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Noun

The demand for reliable information, effective communication, meaningful employment and technology that enables full participation in daily life will not.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Earlier this week, as the mostly Gen-Z protesters tried the bring their demands to the parliament building at the heart of the world’s biggest democracy, they were met with tear gas and police violence, struck with sticks and batons.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of demand

Noun

This strange and layered case is the subject of the documentary, A Toxic Love Story, out July 22 on Netflix, which recounts the events that led to uncovering Ian and Angela as the true sources of the harassment.

— Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 22 July 2026
Abarca was further charged with two counts of harassment by telecommunications device in Hutchinson, Kansas municipal court in December, according to court records.

— Ilana Arougheti July 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of harassment

Noun

Katrina Shadix, a 58-year-old anti-bear-hunt activist in the Orlando area, found out through a public-records request that the FWC accessed her DAVID information 17 times between 2023 and 2025.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
One of the tenant union’s requests was for the city to use the health department’s authority to make emergency repairs to the buildings and refrain from condemning the property.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of request

Noun

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will move to propose measures related to waiving Boston Police Department residency requirements and allowing retired officers to take shifts as the department faces ongoing staffing challenges.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026
Missouri would become the first state in the nation with such a concurrent-majority requirement.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

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