as in teases
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
some quizzer in the front row was getting more laughs than the comedian on stage
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Noun
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Season one may only be six episodes, but it’s padded out with meandering subplots, vague teases for a second-season mystery, and one overly long and slow-motion-dependent scene at a nightclub.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025 -
In the interview below, Hartley breaks down the Season 3 premiere and teases what’s in store for the remainder of the season.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There were days in Parisian galleries and museums, quizzes at night.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Atresmedia keeps ratings locked with quizzes and celebrity contests, Mediaset has doubled down on reality, and streamers such as Prime Video are testing fresh formats.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For decades, generals, coup-plotters, and torturers walked free under the shield of amnesty laws passed after the country’s 21-year dictatorship.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Each regime, from the Pahlavi dynasty to the Islamic Republic, claimed to uphold human rights and castigated its predecessors as torturers, only to ratchet up the incarceration of political opponents.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The mind could wander briefly about the Giants riding a two-game winning streak into a Thursday Night Football matchup with the Eagles, equipped to knock off their tormentors who suddenly look vulnerable.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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There appears to be no limit to his sensitivity or his determination to humble his tormentors.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Quizzers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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