as in teases
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
those merciless needlers who had the child in tears almost every day at school
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Noun
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Rhys teases of the finale’s contents.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026 -
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly ahead of the season 1 finale, showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier offered several teases of what to expect in season 2.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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So did Franco in Spain, and so many torturers and psychopaths in the Brazilian military.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Nov. 2025
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The overwhelming majority of experts dispute that torture actually works as an interrogation technique, arguing that any information that comes out of it is unreliable as people under duress will say anything needed to convince their torturers to stop.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.—
Ernestine Nettles,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
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No disciplinary or other remedial action was taken against the harassers, and the harassment continued and, in some cases, worsened after employees complained.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
Noun
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That their tormentors were not untouchable.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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If the tormenters keep it up, grackles do eventually move.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Local authorities in Pakistan said Tuesday that security forces killed eight attackers and thwarted an attempt to seize the checkpoint.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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At least 10 attackers participated in the killings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The adults there who are your educators, [are] also your persecutors.—
Lisa Ling,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Shakespeare humanizes the Elizabethan stage stereotype of the villainous Jew by giving Shylock ample reason for wanting to get back at his Christian persecutors.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Any comedian that’s good with dealing with hecklers lost to hecklers many, many times coming up.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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Yes, freedom of expression applies to hecklers, too.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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“Needlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needlers. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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