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as in frightening
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as in annoying
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as in killing
to use up all the physical energy of
had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency
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Recent Examples of harassing
Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Somali, whose streams often involve desecrating monuments and harassing local residents, has been banned multiple times from various social media platforms and currently streams on Rumble, a livestreaming platform with looser moderation policies than Twitch, another popular livestreaming platform.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Other witnesses reportedly told police that Neely had been yelling and harassing passengers.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
For six decades, a group known as the Bay Boys has sought to rule the waves here, slashing the tires of nonlocals, pelting rocks at surfers descending the steep cliffside trail and physically harassing anyone brave enough to paddle out.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Amid reports and videos of unsupervised Sephora Kids descending upon the stores en masse, wreaking havoc on product testers and harassing employees, longtime shoppers have taken to the retailer’s online community page to post complaints, including one thread proposing a ban on customers under 16.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Angry, embittered citizens have been harassing government officials in North Carolina, as well as FEMA employees.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
In response, some players began harassing committee members, which included sending death and rape threats.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
These experiences run the gamut between receiving harassing messages to being harassed in person on dates.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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Drone operation is regulated by the FAA, and state and federal agencies wildlife agencies usually prohibit drones in many natural areas, and usually forbid intentionally or inadvertently harassing wildlife with them.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Somali, whose streams often involve desecrating monuments and harassing local residents, has been banned multiple times from various social media platforms and currently streams on Rumble, a livestreaming platform with looser moderation policies than Twitch, another popular livestreaming platform.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Other witnesses reportedly told police that Neely had been yelling and harassing passengers.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
For six decades, a group known as the Bay Boys has sought to rule the waves here, slashing the tires of nonlocals, pelting rocks at surfers descending the steep cliffside trail and physically harassing anyone brave enough to paddle out.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Amid reports and videos of unsupervised Sephora Kids descending upon the stores en masse, wreaking havoc on product testers and harassing employees, longtime shoppers have taken to the retailer’s online community page to post complaints, including one thread proposing a ban on customers under 16.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Angry, embittered citizens have been harassing government officials in North Carolina, as well as FEMA employees.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
In response, some players began harassing committee members, which included sending death and rape threats.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
These experiences run the gamut between receiving harassing messages to being harassed in person on dates.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassing
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For example, people often dodge screenings and diagnostic tests to avoid the frightening possibility of discovering cancer.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Demi Moore is sharing scary photos of a frightening side of her character in the body horror movie The Substance.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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This is expected on hybrids, battery-electric vehicles and plug-ins as the brakes first must work through the regenerative motion, but this can become annoying with a traditional setup.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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All those annoying texts and calls should stop after today.Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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Structured as entries in Emily’s field journal, the novel lays out her aims, her curmudgeonly nature and her pestiferous relationship with one Wendell Bambleby — a charismatic fellow researcher and sometime rival who Emily suspects is a fairy himself.Amal El-Mohtar, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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Disease relies on a variety of pestiferous vectors for the transmission of infective bacteria.Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
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The bottom line: Trump's most dangerous weapon against the media is his words, which press freedom advocates have warned do have a significant chilling effect both at home and abroad.Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The dual proposals of a mass deportation and allowing local law enforcement to arrest those in the country illegally could have a chilling effect not only on immigrants in the country legally but also businesses looking to move to Arizona, Graham said.Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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John Eatwell, a veteran British economist who was then a first-year faculty member at Cambridge, recalled that Harris was inquisitive, technically adept, and up to date on the latest literature on both sides of the Atlantic.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Yet, preparing inquisitive questions to learn about the company is equally as important.Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Remember to ask questions to get a clear understanding of your partners’ personal views, and try your best not to shy away from the scarier aspects of the discussions—such as death or afterlife.Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Beyoncé knows what the real scariest day of the year is.Michael Savio, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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They shouldn’t be used with high-risk patients or those with alarming symptoms.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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No dressing gown and Uggs for you, no zit stickers and alarming hair in a scrunchie.Daisy Jones, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
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Winters — who was so terrifying in Heroes of the Fourth Turning and who revealed a messy vulnerability behind Kerry Castellabate’s hard bangs and structured suits on Succession — is a pro at tough, slick surfaces with tangles of insecurity underneath.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Perusing the store’s shelves, there’s the usual lineup of Route 66 merch alongside a host of shirts bearing new and terrifying puns.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Harassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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