as in teases
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
he grew up to regret being a taunter in his youth, and shared his experience with his students
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Noun
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The Project Runway star shared teases of herself wearing green paint and prosthetics.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025 -
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
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
Noun
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Hopper grabs El and leaves Kali behind to be captured by her torturers again.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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The overwhelming majority of experts dispute that torture actually works as an interrogation technique, arguing that any information that comes out of it is unreliable as people under duress will say anything needed to convince their torturers to stop.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 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
Noun
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That split-second decision is exactly what attackers are counting on.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The 23-year-old is one of the Premier League’s most enthralling, threatening attackers.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Nanjiani, 44, became famous for stand-up comedy based on his real-life experiences, including growing up in Pakistan, moving to Iowa for college at 18, and dealing with racist hecklers as a Muslim post-9/11.—
Kylie Gilbert,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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That tone set the stage for the hecklers.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Taunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taunters. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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