1
as in to sack
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2
as in to harass
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Recent Examples of harry
Café service is not harried and cappuccino and croissants can be surreally delicious at excellent prices.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The lead-up to Friday’s layoffs was drawn out and harried, according to the former employees.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
But you people harried her and condescended to her and insulted her and never gave her the time of day.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Bournemouth’s back line harried and crowded Isak, who was so often left isolated by his team-mates.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The lead-up to Friday’s layoffs was drawn out and harried, according to the former employees.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
But you people harried her and condescended to her and insulted her and never gave her the time of day.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Bournemouth’s back line harried and crowded Isak, who was so often left isolated by his team-mates.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harry
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The city was sacked again — this time by the Turks — and incorporated into the Ottoman Empire.—
Danuta Hamlin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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At the crossroads of Roman roads in ancient Gaul, Cassel was sacked by the Vikings in the late 9th century, and later became a 17th-century war prize fought over by France and Spain.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
7 Apr. 2025
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Loser of the Week Michael McMahon, a retired NYPD sergeant turned private detective, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his part in harassing and stalking a Chinese expatriate named Xu Jin, who is wanted by his homeland’s government.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the most recent matchup between these teams, a 106-96 win by the Rockets on April 6, Curry was harassed by Amen Thompson into a 3-point performance on just 1-for-10 shooting (1-for-8 3PT).—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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There is something perverse about a civilization that plunders its archives to build statues.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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The White House was reprimanded: A federal judge scolded the Trump administration for failing to try to return the man.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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In Congress, Trump’s Tariff Pullback Sparks Relief, Frustration, and Suspicion At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded reporters for not understanding the president’s plans.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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In November 2024, the Associated Press reported that prices in Gaza skyrocketed after nearly 100 trucks of food and humanitarian aid were looted by armed men.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists noted that many of the tombs had been looted centuries or possibly thousands of years earlier, but a few items survived.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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DeSantis, who has savaged one of the nominees as uniquely terrible, nonetheless acknowledged this was not the right trajectory for the GOP.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Miami’s roster doesn’t even come close to comparing to Philadelphia, even after the Eagles got savaged in free agency by the rest of the league this month.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Hood County, the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department reported that a home southwest of Tolar was destroyed by a tornado and several others were damaged about 9 p.m. Possible tornadoes also were reported in Jack County and Erath County, according to the National Weather Service.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to a lovesick John Lennon and broke up the Beatles.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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But while Dhillon became a conservative favorite, she was reviled by her opponents.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Harry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harry. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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