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harassed

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verb

past tense of harass

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Recent Examples of harassed
Verb
Philadelphia’s defensive front, led by tackle Jalen Carter, harassed Daniels and Washington’s running backs in both meetings. Ben Standig, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 The new complaint is rooted in allegations that Tilda Santiago, a special education case manager for Ortiz from September 2022 through May 2023, bullied and harassed the high schooler for several months. Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024 The department also said that pro-Palestinian students complained that they had been harassed by other students and members of the public. Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024 He's also been harassed by fellow inmates. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 Ortiz alleged she was bullied, harassed and neglected by district staff, including the case manager. Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024 And in these or other cases, settlers who had previously harassed villagers apparently now did so in uniform, with even greater impunity. Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024 Giving evidence at a hearing, a whistleblower said he was harassed and threatened after raising concerns about the safety of the company’s planes. Sally Percy, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Sparks-Wade had approached Mosley about working for the parks department earlier this year, Mosley said, adding that she had previously been harassed while she was employed as a citizen service assistant from October 2023 to February. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassed
Adjective
  • When the club is losing, Miller can become frustrated, charged up and on edge.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Rows of tables are filled with revelers, exhausted from the hot walk through town and digging into bean, chicken, and carnitas tacos.
    Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Berlin writes about harried and divorced single women, many of them in working-class jobs, with uncanny grace.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 July 2024
  • The 2021 growing season was cooler than average with maturation and ripening less harried than usual.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This is especially beneficial for people with dry or irritated skin around the eyes.
    Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
  • One of the most prominent symptoms in infected farm workers has been red, irritated eyes.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Apologies for the rant all, but just annoyed at this again.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Despite his eternal smile suggesting otherwise, this male dugong seemed visibly annoyed by the dozen remoras hitching a free ride on him.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Nunley faces a murder charge in that case out of Parker County and had a previous conviction of aggravated assault, according to the statement.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, aggravated assaults rose 4%, gun assaults increased 5% and carjackings skyrocketed 25% during the same time period.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Kennedy’s long history of vaccine skepticism has troubled Republicans and Democrats, though the roughly two dozen Republicans who met with Kennedy in December seemed less bothered.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Young people, who make the majority of South Africa’s 60 million population, appeared less bothered to participate in that election.
    Farai Mutsaka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
Adjective
  • But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?
    CJ Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
  • There is no reliable and tested method that can say that a certain volcano will erupt on a certain day or at a certain time.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024

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“Harassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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