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something that annoys or bothers a person very much
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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Recent Examples of pet peeve
The wide-leg silhouette also still looks polished for work and won’t squeeze my legs (my fashion pet peeve).
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The survey showed almost every driver (92%) has a pet peeve.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The first-year Patriots coach sat down with The Athletic's Dianna Russini during the team's trip to Minnesota, and when he was asked for his biggest pet peeve, Vrabel didn't hold back.
—Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Candidly, this discussion gets to one of my pet peeves.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The survey showed almost every driver (92%) has a pet peeve.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The first-year Patriots coach sat down with The Athletic's Dianna Russini during the team's trip to Minnesota, and when he was asked for his biggest pet peeve, Vrabel didn't hold back.
—Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Candidly, this discussion gets to one of my pet peeves.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pet peeve
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For a writer of a book that’s politically informed and deals with culture and history, this creates a big problem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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That solves a lot of problems, a lot of ills of society.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile Syria remains scarred by years of conflict and nationals in Germany are looking on at the debate with mounting worry.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Leaders at big carmakers spelled out their worries in the latest round of earnings calls, saying that finding a replacement for Nexperia at scale in the short term will be difficult.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pet%20peeve. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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