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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
Tarabay and DeKnight teased what’s to come in an exclusive interview, including the return of Lucy Lawless as Lucretia and how John Hannah almost appeared in Season 1 on House of Ashur.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The creators have also previously teased upcoming projects in the Stranger Things universe.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The creators of Stranger Things have openly teased how the story of the Broadway production, subtitled The First Shadow, will tie into the show's fifth and final season.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Klum teased sneak peeks of her look all day on Halloween 2022 before unveiling her full costume on the blue carpet of her famous Halloween party, which was back for the first time in-person after being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 29 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
So much so that Emerson teased her about it.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The creators have also previously teased upcoming projects in the Stranger Things universe.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The creators of Stranger Things have openly teased how the story of the Broadway production, subtitled The First Shadow, will tie into the show's fifth and final season.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Klum teased sneak peeks of her look all day on Halloween 2022 before unveiling her full costume on the blue carpet of her famous Halloween party, which was back for the first time in-person after being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 29 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
So much so that Emerson teased her about it.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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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On another occasion, a group of students tripped him to the ground, put a cheese crown made of paper on his head, and then taunted him with actual cheese.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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While Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a one-run complete game in a historic outing for Los Angeles at the Rogers Centre, all eyes were on superstar Shohei Ohtani after he was booed and taunted by the Toronto crowd in Game 1.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 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 2 Nov. 2025.
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