as in to kill
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 harass
In Tuesday’s complaint, Simmons alleges that the filmmakers intentionally ignored information, including interviews from over 20 witnesses across media and politics, that challenged their narrative that the music mogul assaulted and harassed various women.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
His family has been threatened and harassed, and former colleagues lost their government jobs because of their connection with him, according to the letter.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Smith previously took the stand for hours, telling the jury that Brand harassed and threatened her in the weeks and months leading up to the attack.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Parents and local activists organized a protest outside of Milford Town Hall that began at noon on Sunday, where hundreds gathered to demand that federal authorities free Gomes and stop harassing members of their community.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
His family has been threatened and harassed, and former colleagues lost their government jobs because of their connection with him, according to the letter.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Smith previously took the stand for hours, telling the jury that Brand harassed and threatened her in the weeks and months leading up to the attack.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Parents and local activists organized a protest outside of Milford Town Hall that began at noon on Sunday, where hundreds gathered to demand that federal authorities free Gomes and stop harassing members of their community.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harass
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The California Department of Justice will investigate a fatal shooting by Los Angeles Police Department officers under a law that empowers the state attorney general to probe police shootings of unarmed people — despite the LAPD saying the man killed Tuesday was holding a gun.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The two teens were the third and fourth adolescents under 14 to be arrested in the Bronx for killing a bystander with a stray bullet to the head within six weeks.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Eventually, Kartel arrives wearing a suit with his locs braided back.—
Natalie Meade,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are officially engaged, which should feel vindicating to all those eagle-eyed celebrity news readers who spotted the pop singer wearing a diamond ring on her fourth lefthand finger in a Christmas Eve photo dump last year.—
Riann Phillip,
Vogue,
16 June 2025
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The visa expired in February 2023, but Soliman has not exhausted legal efforts to remain in the U.S., according to NBC.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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The object could be a white dwarf—an Earth-sized husk that remains after a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
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The bucket full of cleaning products includes glass cleaning wipes, an interior detailer spray, a car wash and wax for the exterior, wheel and tire cleaner and microfiber cleaning cloths.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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Though it’s long been a dream destination for visitors from the West, experiencing Japan’s capital city can tire you out (in the best way possible).—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
25 May 2025
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“Harass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harass. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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