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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
Cosmetics Embark has teased two new cosmetic sets, including the Sandwalker Set pictured above.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The new song functions as both artists’ first release of the year and comes after Fred teased a full minute of it last month.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
The announcement of a new tour and album comes weeks after Styles teased devotees with posters, videos, a cryptic website and an intriguing song snippet starting in late December.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Porsche teased about a year ago that its gold-standard track weapon will have to gain powertrain assistance of some variety—either through electric motors or, more likely, turbocharging—to comply with incoming Euro 7 emissions regulations.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
The moment advances the romantic tension between the two teens in a major way, and director James Bobin previously teased that the scene would appear in the first episode of Season 3.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Hilary Duff teased a new single with a video of her singing in a soaking wet butter yellow dress.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Rodrigo had teased some sort of celebration of the song—originally released in January 2021—by posting a license renewal application on her website this week.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The new song functions as both artists’ first release of the year and comes after Fred teased a full minute of it last month.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
The announcement of a new tour and album comes weeks after Styles teased devotees with posters, videos, a cryptic website and an intriguing song snippet starting in late December.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Porsche teased about a year ago that its gold-standard track weapon will have to gain powertrain assistance of some variety—either through electric motors or, more likely, turbocharging—to comply with incoming Euro 7 emissions regulations.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
The moment advances the romantic tension between the two teens in a major way, and director James Bobin previously teased that the scene would appear in the first episode of Season 3.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Hilary Duff teased a new single with a video of her singing in a soaking wet butter yellow dress.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Rodrigo had teased some sort of celebration of the song—originally released in January 2021—by posting a license renewal application on her website this week.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teased
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At a panel earlier that day, Turturro even joked about how good Redford smelled.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The moment was especially bittersweet for Bautista, who also starred with Momoa in 2021’s Dune and season 2 of the Apple TV+ series See, joked about watching his costar enjoy the food while being unable to indulge himself.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Raiklin calmly taunted Fanone for needing to be restrained.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Why do fans continuing need to be taunted during a game to place a bet?—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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These trees, this graveyard, her walk among them mocked that memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ticket sales had been anemic and were getting mocked on social media and by late-night talk show hosts.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Teased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teased. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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