pesty

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Recent Examples of pesty The only positive to take away from a chilly, uneventful night at Coors Field was the Dodgers losing their fourth game in a row on a walk-off to the pesty Orioles. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pesty
Adjective
  • Beyond that, people found the Mitfords’ very, very aristocratic accent extremely annoying.
    Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Here's how to erase annoying scratches from hardwood floors.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Nina not being there contributed to one of the most irritating moments in this season so far, with Antonio smugly blowing a kiss into the camera for her and gloating about being in the top after her harsh critique last week.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • An irritating habit of his is to stop by and launch into long-winded stories about some mundane event in his present or past life or to pontificate about a current event.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Before last season, his latent talent was obvious, but a frustrating lack of consistency meant the 28-year-old was never — until now — even included in the 30-man shortlist for the award.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • More frustrating still is when the shoe is on the other foot.
    Bruce Tulgan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Pesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesty. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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