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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
Buzz has been building for SNL UK all week and teasers will be dropping through the week as Sky builds hype for the show, which kicks off with a six-episode order.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
No additional details have been announced — no release window, no single teasers, no collaborator announcements — which suggests the project may still be in its formative stages.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
This one even has two separate teasers.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Then followed a couple Grammy Awards teasers involving a mysterious VHS tape, and a ‘90s pop-up at MIT.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Another of one of the teasers shows the tortilla package reflected into the baby’s eye.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Over the last few days, Fragment Design founder Hiroshi Fujiwara has been slowly trickling out teasers of a previously unseen Fragment Design x Nike Mind 002 sneaker with an all-new Flyknit upper.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 Feb. 2026
After sharing two adorable teasers of the spot, PEOPLE has a look at the full commercial ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Finally, any teasers about Guild Wars 3?
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
No additional details have been announced — no release window, no single teasers, no collaborator announcements — which suggests the project may still be in its formative stages.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
This one even has two separate teasers.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Then followed a couple Grammy Awards teasers involving a mysterious VHS tape, and a ‘90s pop-up at MIT.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Another of one of the teasers shows the tortilla package reflected into the baby’s eye.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Over the last few days, Fragment Design founder Hiroshi Fujiwara has been slowly trickling out teasers of a previously unseen Fragment Design x Nike Mind 002 sneaker with an all-new Flyknit upper.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 Feb. 2026
After sharing two adorable teasers of the spot, PEOPLE has a look at the full commercial ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Finally, any teasers about Guild Wars 3?
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teasers
Noun
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Abby is reading these teases after wrangling a feisty debate for 10 minutes.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rashada’s recruitment played out in cryptic Twitter teases from a booster, Hugh Hathcock, and behind the scenes in text messages with eyeball emojis.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The end of the hibernation period in spring brings new bat movement, which means more nuisances for homes with roosts.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Florida law shields shooting ranges, specifically, from being sued as nuisances.—
Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Shatner deftly presents Kirk's delicate handling of interstellar trader Cyrano Jones's multiplying annoyances with a gentle humor and relaxed resignation as to the absurdity of the situation aboard the Enterprise.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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One of the great delights, but also slight annoyances of doing a show as popular as American Psycho, [is] that family, friends, everyone wants to see it.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Industry reaction Chlorpyrifos is used to control different kinds of pests, like termites, mosquitoes and roundworms, among crops, according to the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) at Oregon State University.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Terri Maguire, maintenance manager with Van Slyke Landscape, also suggested being very careful with maintenance products and chemicals like fertilizers as well as traps and bait for what people consider pests.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Teasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teasers. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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