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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Fans were treated to short voice memos — including snippets of Styles singing teases of new music — and a gradual drip of album details.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
While this time around things went a bit smoother, the Step Up actress teases that, still, plenty of chaos will ensue.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Grand Plaza is the hub of the ship, home to the lively Martini Bar, where quizzes, games and live bands keep the vibe strong from morning to night.—
Jane Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The prisoners got out and the saw the torturers.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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As my experience showed, a heavy reliance on physical abuse makes for proficient torturers, not skilled interrogators.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.—
Ernestine Nettles,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
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And her tormentors are all abruptly, painfully departing the scene or, at the very least, becoming ensnared in one humiliation after another.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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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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“Quizzers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzers. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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