as in bothers
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing
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Verb
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That’s what bothers me about it.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025 -
Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ask yourself what annoys you specifically about that behavior, Davis says.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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There are days when my running annoys my wife, my children, or my colleagues.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Pesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesters. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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