as in tired
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had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency
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Recent Examples of harassed
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
For more than a year, a Michigan teenager was harassed via text.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Netflix For more than two years, teenage couple Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny were harassed by an anonymous texter.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
President Lyndon Johnson harassed then-Fed Chair William McChesney Martin in the mid-1960s to keep rates low as Johnson ramped up government spending on the Vietnam War and antipoverty programs.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Its game plan apparently included being very physical with Felix, who caught five passes for 74 yards despite being blanketed and harassed by cornerback Jaxon Simmons all night.
—Steve Dulas, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
The Johnson County sheriff who faces criminal charges of abusing his office repeatedly harassed his female subordinates and threatened his chief deputy to keep it quiet, according to an indictment obtained by the Star-Telegram.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Antisemitism remains rife, with Jews regularly harassed by both law enforcement and civilians.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
As the relationships soured, both claim West harassed and threatened them.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Some writers who criticized Taylor Swift reported that they and their family members had been threatened, harassed, and doxed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
For those viewers questioning why Kendra Licari virtually harassed her own daughter, the answer is not made entirely clear in the documentary, Borgman explained in the interview.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
For more than a year, a Michigan teenager was harassed via text.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Netflix For more than two years, teenage couple Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny were harassed by an anonymous texter.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
President Lyndon Johnson harassed then-Fed Chair William McChesney Martin in the mid-1960s to keep rates low as Johnson ramped up government spending on the Vietnam War and antipoverty programs.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Its game plan apparently included being very physical with Felix, who caught five passes for 74 yards despite being blanketed and harassed by cornerback Jaxon Simmons all night.
—Steve Dulas, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
The Johnson County sheriff who faces criminal charges of abusing his office repeatedly harassed his female subordinates and threatened his chief deputy to keep it quiet, according to an indictment obtained by the Star-Telegram.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Antisemitism remains rife, with Jews regularly harassed by both law enforcement and civilians.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
As the relationships soured, both claim West harassed and threatened them.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassed
Adjective
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Swift making herself into a tortured poet trying to outdo a pretentious, typewriter-wielding ex.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Co-starring Andrew Scott as Rodgers and Margaret Qualley as a semi-fictionalized admirer of the closeted Hart, Blue Moon promises to be a wrenching look at a complex and tortured songwriter, with stunning performances to boot.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The flats are made from smooth faux leather and have a modern square toe and double straps — just like the pair Kruger wore.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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At the 2025 Oscars, both best actress nominee Demi Moore and best actor winner Adrien Brody wore Armani.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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André Marques was killed when the tram derailed during evening rush hour in Lisbon, Portugal and went careening into a building, Sitra (Transport Workers' Union) announced this afternoon.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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No children were among the 15 killed.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And with creativity and innovation so discouraged, an employee who thrives with an entrepreneurial spirit might feel stifled or frustrated.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, at a meeting in Olive Branch, Hiatt faced frustrated farmers.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With all other options seemingly exhausted, Una and Spock decide to take another path by getting in touch with their crewmates’ katras, roughly the Vulcan term for the soul, though the Vulcans would probably not want to use that term.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The group exhausted legal remedies after a February 2025 Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that upheld a 2021 Metro Council vote to strip the building of its local landmark status, clearing the way for demolition.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wastewater and bilge drained into the bay.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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This Jasmine Crockett seems drained.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anyway, Agnes gets busted and shoved in a cell to be a snack for later.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nieves was busted after a GPS device planted in a 2012 Corvette by WFTV reporter Jeff Deal revealed the car was rolling within hours of being dropped off.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The relatively slow summer months can provide harried bankers, economists and other executives and professionals at least a little more time for reflection and comprehensive analysis.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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This aging champion for the little guy yearns for a fight at every occasion, not aware that his stubbornness and ego have proved to be his undoing, and Washington responds with a harried, vulnerable performance.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Harassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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