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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miffing
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Weird; annoying even – but the floaters did not seem urgent.
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My biggest concern about adding a tracking device around Mya’s neck was annoying her or creating disruption.
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Unanswered workplace messages are a common, irritating phenomenon, often perceived as deliberate avoidance despite recipients being active elsewhere.
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Morales turns another character who can be irritating into one whose lot, and whose needs, demands attention.
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The fans who decide to follow their country to a glorious or bitter end, irrespective of the cost or the risk of aggravating employers?
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On direct appeal, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence and remanded the case for reconsideration over the trial court's handling of aggravating and mitigating factors in the case.
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These loud parties can devolve into violence, exasperating community leaders and the police.
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Certain statutes explicitly appeal to what’s reasonable—exasperating those who find the standard hopelessly indeterminate.
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Because the 59-year-old MAGA actor has stumbled into a debate that’s been vexing DC fans for more than six decades.
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Why then, when discussing body image after weight changes, is our culture reaching for the language of vexing apparitions and death?
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The offending video reportedly did not appear to have been shared publicly until after Keyser joined the show in episode 17 and producers were not aware of it at the time of the vetting process.
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Qatari midfielder Assim Madibo was sent off for the offending tackle and appeared distraught before he was ejected.
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This version is battery-powered, meaning no more huffing and puffing!
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Lee began huffing gasoline at seven years old, court documents stated.
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If that conversation also seems too anxiety-provoking, focus on modes of communication that do feel accessible to you.
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Temperatures reached historic highs Historic high temperatures in 2003, surpassed this time, were blamed for 15,000 deaths, provoking a national reckoning about care of older people, who were particularly hard-hit.
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“Miffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miffing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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