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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 comment came on the heels of Cooper recently revealing his own biggest pet peeve about hosting the NYE show during an appearance on Cohen’s Bravo series Watch What Happens Live.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Look for signs of DIY work — sloppy paint jobs, misaligned tiles, uneven cabinet installation, missing GFCI outlets, or my pet peeve: poorly done caulking.
—Dana Bull, CNBC, 9 June 2025
One of my pet peeves as a professional mattress tester of over five years?
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 4 June 2025
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.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Look for signs of DIY work — sloppy paint jobs, misaligned tiles, uneven cabinet installation, missing GFCI outlets, or my pet peeve: poorly done caulking.
—Dana Bull, CNBC, 9 June 2025
One of my pet peeves as a professional mattress tester of over five years?
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 4 June 2025
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.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pet peeve
Noun
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Even low levels of drinking can lead to certain cancers and heart problems, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Poll results were released Aug. 13.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Roblox stock is down 9% this past week alone in the wake of all this, and now, it’s just issued a bunch of new safety updates trying to prune some of the problems away.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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His worry is that a robust response could be lacking since both the U.S. and a number of European countries have cut so much of their humanitarian aid.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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The New York Yankees have maintained an optimistic tone, despite some real reason for worry.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pet%20peeve. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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