as in annoying
causing annoyance
a few nettlesome details that still required attention
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Recent Examples of nettlesome
The outlook for college costs jumped to a 7.2% increase, up 1.9 percentage points, while the rent component — which has been particularly nettlesome for Fed officials who have been looking for housing costs to decline — is seen as rising by 7.1%, or 0.6 percentage point more than June.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
State officials are pursuing a two-pronged effort — padlocking more unlicensed shops and licensing more retailers — to sweep away the nettlesome illicit market that emerged after the state legalized recreational marijuana use in 2021.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
Dean noted that inflation, which remained at a nettlesome 3.5 percent last month, still worries voters.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video game maker Epic Games, to set up an alternative store for iPhone apps in Europe.
—Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
State officials are pursuing a two-pronged effort — padlocking more unlicensed shops and licensing more retailers — to sweep away the nettlesome illicit market that emerged after the state legalized recreational marijuana use in 2021.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
Dean noted that inflation, which remained at a nettlesome 3.5 percent last month, still worries voters.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video game maker Epic Games, to set up an alternative store for iPhone apps in Europe.
—Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nettlesome
Adjective
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And the positivity surrounding it is annoying, including my own.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Each cup is made from a single piece of heavy-gauge stainless steel, so there are no annoying seams for flour or sugar to get stuck in.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The solution proved to be nearly as irritating as the problem.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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The most prevalent active ingredients in the videos were not only irritating, but are also known to increase sun sensitivity.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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What’s more frustrating is that neither of the bracket’s two best overall performers will be proceeding on to the semifinals, and in hindsight, one of them — Acid Betty — really wasn’t given a chance.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The most frustrating character on The Bear continues to be Claire (Molly Gordon), whose on-screen role in Season 3 was limited, but whose importance even as an unseen force has grown and grown.—
Linda Holmes,
NPR,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Content moderators are workers who remove disturbing content from social media—data which is often then used to train AI systems like ChatGPT or Facebook’s algorithms.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
19 June 2025
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That still wasn’t as disturbing as the sight of Solène washing her feet in the crew mess sink.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
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“Nettlesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nettlesome. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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