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to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
He's always badgering me about the dishes.
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Recent Examples of badgered
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
For those who have been told or badgered by family members to book travel early, doing so 21 days to 35 days ahead of travel resulted in an even more expensive 33% ticket hike.
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Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Nobody wants to be badgered for 30 days.
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Dave Knox,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
But players – Seahawks, Patriots, and any others past and present – have been badgered by reporters all week about whether an electrical substation next to the 49ers’ practice field is sabotaging players’ health.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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As aldermen badgered the buyer, seller and Johnson’s top lawyers during the no-vote hearing, some zeroed in on the mayor, accusing his team of being unnecessarily secretive.
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Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
For those who have been told or badgered by family members to book travel early, doing so 21 days to 35 days ahead of travel resulted in an even more expensive 33% ticket hike.
—
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Nobody wants to be badgered for 30 days.
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Dave Knox,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
But players – Seahawks, Patriots, and any others past and present – have been badgered by reporters all week about whether an electrical substation next to the 49ers’ practice field is sabotaging players’ health.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for badgered
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Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.
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For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.
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As the episode teased, 12 new boys are set to make their Love Island USA debut on Monday, June 22, continuing the high-stakes week full of fresh connections, messy romances and shocking twists.
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This was first teased during an animation segment at CinemaCon, then apparently teased again at Annecy today in the Warner reel.
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It’s held together beautifully by Bailey, who’s easy to root for as the tortured protagonist, and, as one half (along with her sister) of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, knows a thing or two about the musician’s plight.
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Superman pops in for a couple of cute scenes along the way, while another DC side character, the alien and bounty hunter Lobo (Jason Momoa), appears as a tortured bit of universe-building.
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Scheierman also hit two earlier threes, grabbed five rebounds and pestered Gilgeous-Alexander to force a third-quarter turnover to help Boston take down the defending NBA champions 119-109.
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My own parents met coming out of a movie theater in New Britain when my less than suave Coast Guard father pestered my mother for a date.
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But no one who delves into Duchamp can shake the feeling that erotic fixations and frustrated romantic love are at the core of his imaginative universe.
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Unemployment remains above 30%, making migrants easy political targets for frustrated communities and opportunistic actors.
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There appears to be some confusion about what roads near the Garden will or could be closed down for the Friday gathering — a situation made all the more harried by the proximity of Penn Station, ongoing FIFA World Cup tourism and seen-it-all NYC being NYC leaning into the July 4 shindig.
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Hannah is perfect as a proxy for the harried viewer—sweet, two-dimensional, as wide-eyed as a Powerpuff Girl but much less feisty.
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But summer back in New York, amid the fug of the city, requires a return to a tested and true formula.
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The End Kidney Deaths Act finally offers a tested and reasonable solution.
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Bottles of alcohol were passed from hand to hand among young revelers as hundreds more tried to push closer to the city center, some succeeding, many others turned back by the crush of the crowd.
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As John Stivale and Steven Graffam of Stivale-Graffam Home point out, relying on nature is a tried and true option for hiding almost any unsightly external features.
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“Badgered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badgered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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