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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 annoyers
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
Meg has posted several teasers of the track earlier in October before slapping an official release date on the Total-sampling single.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Welch announced their album Everybody Scream back in August, following a few cryptic teasers.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 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
Some of the best exercises for a stronger core include crunches, teasers, planks, and body-weight squats.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Welch announced their album Everybody Scream back in August, following a few cryptic teasers.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 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
Some of the best exercises for a stronger core include crunches, teasers, planks, and body-weight squats.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teasers
Noun
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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
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In the interview below, Hartley breaks down the Season 3 premiere and teases what’s in store for the remainder of the season.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This will reduce the number of snails and other pests that overwinter nearby and feed on your plants in spring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Efforts to trap and humanely euthanize pests comes with expenses estimated at over $100 million annually.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But that conspiracy tends to manifest in the form of universal contemporary annoyances.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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One of my long-standing annoyances with macOS was the lack of control over the menu bar.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Teasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teasers. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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