as in teases
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
the principal reminded the student athletes that taunting their opponents was not showing good sportsmanship
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Verb
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The first 15 seconds of the video teases an upcoming song, which will be featured on the third album of her Over It trilogy, Finally Over It, which is expected next year.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024 -
And, in number after number, the show teases us with the answer.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There are collateral issues too, involving the indignities of sponsorship and the inequalities of women’s pay, which certainly weren’t in the Million Dollar Baby playbook.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
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As our protagonist makes his flight from bondage along the Mississippi River, dodging slavers, sailing alongside an unrecognizable Huck, indignities continue to accumulate, hardening James, until violent delights culminate in delightfully violent ends.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The drama around the game’s in-state matchup built in the weeks leading up to the contest, as the teams and their fan bases traded barbs.—
Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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Oracle and Amazon had exchanged barbs for years.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Taunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taunts. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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