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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 actors teased their big comeback via social media.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2026
At the 2024 Grammys, Beyoncé teased her eighth studio album with a tip of her cowboy hat as the two struck a pose at their table.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Serkis, who will be reprising his role as Gollum in the film, also teased a bit of what fans can expect from the new Middle-earth installment, which is set in between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
One of those, the introduction of Mario’s Nintendo peer Star Fox, has already been teased.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
His next fight hasn’t been officially announced, but Royval teased an upcoming bout on his Instagram last week.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026
The cover art for a Confessions of a Showgirl podcast Wade teased last summer also made use of a mint-green color scheme reminiscent of Swift’s album art.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Muller also indicated there were even more crimes — but only teased the details in his letters.
—Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The president has teased an endorsement, but hasn’t announced his preferred candidate.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
Lynette Rice, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2026
At the 2024 Grammys, Beyoncé teased her eighth studio album with a tip of her cowboy hat as the two struck a pose at their table.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Serkis, who will be reprising his role as Gollum in the film, also teased a bit of what fans can expect from the new Middle-earth installment, which is set in between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
One of those, the introduction of Mario’s Nintendo peer Star Fox, has already been teased.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
His next fight hasn’t been officially announced, but Royval teased an upcoming bout on his Instagram last week.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026
The cover art for a Confessions of a Showgirl podcast Wade teased last summer also made use of a mint-green color scheme reminiscent of Swift’s album art.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Muller also indicated there were even more crimes — but only teased the details in his letters.
—Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The president has teased an endorsement, but hasn’t announced his preferred candidate.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teased
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Rock previously joked about being lonely in his 50s during an episode of Kevin Hart's Peacock series Hart to Heart, which aired in July 2022.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The site joked that Tom Hiddleston would play the franchise’s first Bond boy and Gillian Anderson would be the new M in the Amazon film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight — the last two of whom are genuinely attached to the 26th Bond movie.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the President taunted America’s allies, some of whom had been pleading for a settlement over Hormuz.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Iza later taunted the victim by sending him a photograph of the arrest and booking photo.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 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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But many other comments mocked the shop along with its presidential namesake, with a few detractors posting memes of tearful snowflakes topped with red MAGA hats.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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One of the earliest of American masculinity influencers was President Theodore Roosevelt, who touted his own transformation from a timid, effeminate man – local presses mocked him in his early career – to a rugged outdoorsman.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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