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as in teases
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 nuisances
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 teasers
Write-ups, teasers, behind-the-scenes reels — anything to get people curious.
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Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The mysterious nature of these teasers led to widespread speculation.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Meg has posted several teasers of the track earlier in October before slapping an official release date on the Total-sampling single.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
The Tin Man, Scarecrow and Dorothy’s appearances have all been teased in the beginning of Wicked and subsequent teasers for the sequel.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Rachel LaMont was an absolute puzzle terminator on Survivor 47, dominating the brain-teasers during the pre-merge stage of the game, and then winning the final hanging bat puzzle immunity contest on her way to becoming the Sole Survivor.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The teasers have sparked conversation online and among analysts about what Tesla is up to — and two theories have emerged.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
The Project Runway host, 52, celebrated the kickoff to her favorite holiday and the beginning of October with teasers for her upcoming Halloween costume.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The full capabilities will likely be shown in later teasers and, eventually, the full reveal.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The mysterious nature of these teasers led to widespread speculation.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Meg has posted several teasers of the track earlier in October before slapping an official release date on the Total-sampling single.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
The Tin Man, Scarecrow and Dorothy’s appearances have all been teased in the beginning of Wicked and subsequent teasers for the sequel.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Rachel LaMont was an absolute puzzle terminator on Survivor 47, dominating the brain-teasers during the pre-merge stage of the game, and then winning the final hanging bat puzzle immunity contest on her way to becoming the Sole Survivor.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The teasers have sparked conversation online and among analysts about what Tesla is up to — and two theories have emerged.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
The Project Runway host, 52, celebrated the kickoff to her favorite holiday and the beginning of October with teasers for her upcoming Halloween costume.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The full capabilities will likely be shown in later teasers and, eventually, the full reveal.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teasers
Noun
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The Project Runway star shared teases of herself wearing green paint and prosthetics.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Season one may only be six episodes, but it’s padded out with meandering subplots, vague teases for a second-season mystery, and one overly long and slow-motion-dependent scene at a nightclub.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An Orange County judge granted the city of Santa Ana’s request for a preliminary injunction against several businesses on East First Street accused of being public nuisances.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The surfers, initially viewed by some as welcome curiosities and by others as nuisances, became harbingers of economic salvation through tourism, now the dominant industry, though still a relatively new one.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Carry a pack of tissues everywhere in case they are needed because the slightest comments or annoyances could set us off at these times.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
7 Nov. 2025
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But that conspiracy tends to manifest in the form of universal contemporary annoyances.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The process of pruning involves removing dead, diseased, damaged, or crossing branches that can attract pests and be an entryway for diseases.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each branch employs technicians who understand the pests most common in their region, scorpions in the Southwest, ticks in the Midwest, or termites in the Southeast.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Teasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teasers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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