as in harassment
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another
to be spared from the relentless harrying of telemarketers, she stopped answering the phone
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harrying
Noun
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Those exceptions include true threats, defamation, harassment and obscenities.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025 -
The fashion show was canceled in 2019, the same year organizer Edward Razek resigned after facing criticism for misogyny and harassment.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They were ambushed, and Pauline was killed by stray gunfire from marauding mobsters hell-bent on killing Buford.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
The Tennessean,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Emil Heineman was draped all over Dvorak’s back, harassing him through the neutral zone.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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After several weeks harassing various kind reenactors by phone call and email, I was dumped into the aproned lap of Stacy Booth, a member of Colonel Bailey’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, which provides impressions of individuals who might have lived between 1770 and 1783.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While plundering a dungeon lair and stealing artifacts from a museum both have heist elements to them, Skullduggery looks into the other intrigues of adventures in urban environments.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The store released a black-and-white video showing the thieves, which appears to be at least four suspects, plundering the business.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 Aug. 2025
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That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Tuesday’s report is likely to be viewed favorably by the president, who has spent the past months haranguing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The popular Bandai Namco childlike-horror franchise Little Nightmares is back and with more disturbances in tow.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Auburn athletics director John Cohen was seen berating officials as the team went into the locker room for halftime.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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They’re quickly followed by another fan, who appears to be berating them.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If peaceable trading isn't your dream, consider the corsair life, pillaging other ships for their precious cargo.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Harrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harrying. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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