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nagging

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verb

present participle of nag
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Recent Examples of nagging
Adjective
The extraordinary move left me with a nagging sense of déjà vu. Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025 Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Neither Winter nor Reeves cares much if audiences buy tickets expecting more Bill and Ted good times, only to be confronted with Beckett’s nagging existentialism instead. Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Napier’s playcalling has been the focus of most outside criticism, but the lack of offensive continuity each game may be the largest issue nagging Florida. Noah White, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nagging
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nagging
Adjective
  • The private messages offer a disturbing glimpse into how Jones — who is looking to oust incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares this fall — describes his political adversaries in private conversations.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There were masks and body suits made of female skin, along with human skulls for soup bowls and other disturbing oddities.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rachel Goldberg-Polin emerged as a moral voice, urging an end to the war and healing for Israel's internal divisions.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The city of Evanston, an urban suburb of Chicago, issued a statement warning its residents of impending raids by ICE agents and urging them to report sightings of law enforcement.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And the truth is, other nations should stop complaining — and start learning.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Thus, unlike disgruntled newspaper readers, whose only resort was to write an angry letter to the editor, radio listeners could now vent their frustrations by going over the heads of a local affiliate and complaining directly to the government.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Toxic masculinity, of both the younger and older varieties, are on unsettling display in Alejandro Castro Arias’ debut feature, which recently received its world premiere at the Oldenburg International Film Festival.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The news has prompted fears that the services will drive down prices, unsettling local tour operators in Kenya where the tourism sector accounts for 10% of the country’s GDP and employs more than a million people, many working in the safari tours space.
    Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But quite incredibly, the third and final chance went begging as Ozer saved superbly.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In a throwback to the warts-and-all silliness of the family’s legendary MTV reality show, The Osbournes, Coming Home appears to lean into the domestic comedy of the Osbourne clan, opening with a jittery Ozzy begging Sharon to stop driving in a herky-jerky manner.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Darvish will get to pitch in front of a stadium of screaming, hopeful, nervous Cubs fans.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There’s screaming electric guitar AND an orchestra.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That's what makes reports of Wikipedia's systemic bias especially troubling.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For many 007 fans who commented online, the artwork situation may have been a troubling look to the future of James Bond, especially with a new film being readied and Denis Villeneuve in the director’s chair.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The injury that will sideline Herro to begin this season is one that had been bothering him for a few months.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Even scrambling around, his knee was bothering him.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Nagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nagging. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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