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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnawed (at)
Verb
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As frustrating Saturn arrives in your 3rd House of Communication, you might be annoyed that others seem to misread you.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Betts gazed back with angst, momentarily annoyed with her coach.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Members of Neighbors Against Fear and Rush-hour Resistance Rallies who have protested at the ICE field office in Phoenix have irked some of the organizers with Borderlands Resource Initiative and People First Project.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Free-speech civil-society groups on the right and the left were irked by Kuhl’s decision.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Gnawed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawed%20%28at%29. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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