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as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
the teasers were never satisfied until they had caused their victim to burst into tears
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as in nuisance
one who is obnoxiously annoying
he was by nature a teaser, someone who kept testing people to see if they could calmly bear his put-downs
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Recent Examples of teaser
Gabriel Basso as Gregory asks Maya at one point in the teaser for the final film in director’s Renny Harlin’s The Strangers slasher horror trilogy, led by Petsch.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Following two teasers, one revealing Chris Evans' return as Steve Rogers and another all about Chris Hemsworth's Thor, this new preview reveals Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, a safe haven for young mutants, now in shambles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
The teaser features brief clips including the last moments of filming.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
If the absolutely stacked cast of this MCU mashup of the X-Men and Avengers didn’t feel quite stacked enough, Disney recently revealed via a new teaser that the movie will also feature the return of Chris Evans as Captain America.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Following two teasers, one revealing Chris Evans' return as Steve Rogers and another all about Chris Hemsworth's Thor, this new preview reveals Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, a safe haven for young mutants, now in shambles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
The teaser features brief clips including the last moments of filming.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
If the absolutely stacked cast of this MCU mashup of the X-Men and Avengers didn’t feel quite stacked enough, Disney recently revealed via a new teaser that the movie will also feature the return of Chris Evans as Captain America.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teaser
Noun
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While this time around things went a bit smoother, the Step Up actress teases that, still, plenty of chaos will ensue.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Fans have already seen a Hannah Montana 20th anniversary tease, Miley Cyrus says.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Jan. 2026
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Aside from being a general nuisance with their ferocious snores, pungent odors and growls, bears can do serious damage to a home.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s a world in which Minus One is disquieting, where the nuisance of who started that war is totally lost and instead we’re treated to a nationalistic uprising.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Congress used to debate authorizing such things, but with the GOP House and Senate now reduced to glorified White House staff offices, Trump need not trifle with such annoyances.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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At the time, liberalism’s leading intellectuals laughed off public annoyance at Obama’s lackluster performance, declaring that to expect big things from him was to believe—childishly, contemptibly—that the president was a kind of superhero.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Gardening Tools Garden tools should be cleaned after every use to remove fungi, bacteria, and pests that can be transferred to healthy plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Our professional pest control company conducted an immediate inspection to ensure any activity is removed from our store.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Teaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaser. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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