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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
Hilary Duff teased a new single with a video of her singing in a soaking wet butter yellow dress.
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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
The new routes, which the airline first teased over the summer, will last just under three hours from Orlando and last just over four hours from Baltimore.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 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
The governor also teased aspects of his spending plan, which the Department of Finance will publish in full Friday.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Also at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Cyrus teased a potential return to the beloved, wig-wearing character.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
In Season Five, it’s also revealed that Will can tap into Vecna via the hive mind, which was teased as early as Season One, when his D&D character, a sorcerer, has similar abilities.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
The Duffer Brothers recently teased a future spinoff to Deadline as well.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
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
The new routes, which the airline first teased over the summer, will last just under three hours from Orlando and last just over four hours from Baltimore.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 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
The governor also teased aspects of his spending plan, which the Department of Finance will publish in full Friday.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Also at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Cyrus teased a potential return to the beloved, wig-wearing character.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
In Season Five, it’s also revealed that Will can tap into Vecna via the hive mind, which was teased as early as Season One, when his D&D character, a sorcerer, has similar abilities.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
The Duffer Brothers recently teased a future spinoff to Deadline as well.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teased
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Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP George Clooney and Don Cheadle, who came onstage to present the final award for the night, joked about the standing ovation, with Cheadle noting Clooney did not receive one.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Roberts joked, motioning for the entire auditorium at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles to stand for her.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Lazzaro argued in court the mall victim was the aggressor and had taunted Hernandez over his history as a government informant, saying his reputation as a snitch would put him in grave danger back in prison.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Flex, who taunted Cassie on Instagram immediately after the Diddy verdict, is not turning back that tide.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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The 45-year-old's work at the CBS Evening News desk was even criticized by fellow TV personality Megyn Kelly, who relentlessly mocked Dokoupil for crying during a CBS News Miami clip that saw him being interviewed by a local broadcaster and subsequently crying over memories of his childhood.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Google even subtly mocked the iPhone’s AI shortcomings in ads promoting the release of its latest Pixel phone last summer.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Teased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teased. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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