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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
It’s not always taken seriously enough, despite the fact that employees cite office gossip as their number one pet peeve more than pointless meetings, coworkers taking undeserved credit and micromanagement.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Over time, listeners gain knowledge of the hosts’ history with one another, interests, pet peeves, and other minutiae.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
The media deal, those who know Dolan said, combines two of his pet peeves: a further erosion of team control and another way that smaller-market teams benefit from large-market franchises.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
And while some parents understood her pet peeve, others were confused.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Over time, listeners gain knowledge of the hosts’ history with one another, interests, pet peeves, and other minutiae.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
The media deal, those who know Dolan said, combines two of his pet peeves: a further erosion of team control and another way that smaller-market teams benefit from large-market franchises.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
And while some parents understood her pet peeve, others were confused.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pet peeve
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More: Silver carp, harmful to fish and water, detected in western Wisconsin's Chippewa and Black rivers The group had done their homework on why these fish are problems.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Each subject line should feel like it was written specifically for one person dealing with a real problem today.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The details for Alphabet will be necessary, as the stock has been held back by worries that artificial intelligence (AI) will disrupt their search business.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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That has led to worries that demand from AI and the data centers that feed it will strain the electric grid and lead to higher electric bills — a real concern in California, where ratepayers already pay among the highest rates in the country.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pet%20peeve. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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