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vexing

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verb

present participle of vex
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vexing
Adjective
This is especially vexing given that January 2025 saw apparel imports from Asia reach a record high, accounting for 77 percent of America’s total apparel sourcing, according to Lu. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025 The 2014 disappearance remains one of the most vexing mysteries in aviation. Greg Norman, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025 Saturday’s vexing conditions didn’t help the matter. Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025 This can make scheduling appointments particularly vexing. Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vexing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vexing
Adjective
  • Technical glitches and changing rules are frustrating borrowers trying to plan.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson spoke about the frustrating Game 2 loss, revealing a big regret that led to the defeat.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Researchers are particularly focused on unraveling the puzzling interplay between gas content, magma pressure and lava flow dynamics.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Almost two years into his ordeal, Gould learned of an initiative at the National Institutes of Health that focuses on solving the country’s most puzzling medical cases.
    Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s frustrating – to come so close to reaching the summit and miss out by just one space is annoying.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • That can be annoying, but NotebookLM is not—this one actually works.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • When handled, these treefrogs secrete a sticky toxin as a defense, which can be irritating to mucous membranes of people or pets who make contact with them.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
  • All three ingredients offer significant benefits for skin brightening and skin texture, but also tend to be irritating to people with sensitive skin.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Proponents have long invoked civil rights language to promote vouchers, a disturbing rhetorical choice given vouchers originated as a tool for southern white parents to avoid the Supreme Court's desegregation order in Brown v. Board of Education.
    Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • Actress Isabella Rossellini reflects on the film’s disturbing material and autobiographical elements while resisting reductive interpretations.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • According to Yau, those with acne-prone skin should reach for a stainless steel gua sha—unlike natural stone, stainless steel is non-porous and anti-bacterial, preventing unwanted breakouts and aggravating easily congested skin.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Following his final round, the two-time major champion detailed surviving the weekend without aggravating his rib injury.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Vexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vexing. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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