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as in joked
to make fun of in a good-natured way
likes to tease her twin brother about his seemingly endless string of girlfriends
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as in taunted
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers
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Recent Examples of teased
The season 3 trailer teased no shortage of moments where Elsbeth must use her unique experience and intuition to resolve even the most dangerous cases — including a hostage incident at a toy store.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The 2x Golden Globe nominee teased the upcoming revival with a set photo of himself with Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield, who reprise their roles as Malcolm’s brothers Francis and Reese.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
And Denton and Fichtner teased that their characters' dynamic will be on full display in episode 4 of the spy thriller.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
After venturing to Rome in season four, season five sees Emily spending more time in Italy, even journeying to Venice, as was previously teased in first-look photos.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The musician teased the album, noting that the title is misleading.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
For example, Samsung's Galaxy Ring was first teased in January 2024 before its full release in July of the same year.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Feuds with current top stars like LA Knight and Bron Breakker have also been teased recently.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
With Version 2 set to retire, SpaceX has already teased the debut of Version 3, which is expected to carry out its first test launch later this year or early 2026.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The 2x Golden Globe nominee teased the upcoming revival with a set photo of himself with Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield, who reprise their roles as Malcolm’s brothers Francis and Reese.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
And Denton and Fichtner teased that their characters' dynamic will be on full display in episode 4 of the spy thriller.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
After venturing to Rome in season four, season five sees Emily spending more time in Italy, even journeying to Venice, as was previously teased in first-look photos.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The musician teased the album, noting that the title is misleading.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
For example, Samsung's Galaxy Ring was first teased in January 2024 before its full release in July of the same year.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Feuds with current top stars like LA Knight and Bron Breakker have also been teased recently.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
With Version 2 set to retire, SpaceX has already teased the debut of Version 3, which is expected to carry out its first test launch later this year or early 2026.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teased
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Most of the time, though, as joked by Kang and Kodos themselves, they are written into the show as background cameos or to simply narrate their observations from their spaceship, laughing at us, maniacally.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dreyer joked at the end of her post.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, the mother of two was enlisted by investigators to determine whether the man who once terrorized Wichita, Kansas, and taunted police during a 17-year murder spree might be linked to other unsolved killings.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Warm winter jackets taunted him.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Following the no-contest between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Jones mocked the injured champion with a silent but hilarious move on social media that quickly garnered attention.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Italy’s performance at World Cup 1978 and Euro 1980 on home soil was decent enough, but their sluggish form going into the tournament meant he was mercilessly mocked in the Italian press.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Teased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teased. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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