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something that annoys or bothers a person very much
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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Recent Examples of pet peeve
Wherever Walnut is a beautiful rosy nude that doesn't pull orange on me (my pet peeve).
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Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 3 Oct. 2025
Lily’s biggest pet peeve is bad drivers.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The wide-leg silhouette also still looks polished for work and won’t squeeze my legs (my fashion pet peeve).
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The survey showed almost every driver (92%) has a pet peeve.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 3 Oct. 2025
Lily’s biggest pet peeve is bad drivers.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The wide-leg silhouette also still looks polished for work and won’t squeeze my legs (my fashion pet peeve).
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The survey showed almost every driver (92%) has a pet peeve.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pet peeve
Noun
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This is a particular problem for Task-Ambience air conditioning (TAAC) systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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As a three-term Mecklenburg County commissioner, my daily concern is delivering common-sense solutions to our problems as efficiently as possible to keep the tax rate low.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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The social media giant's guidance offset worries about its sky-high spending on artificial intelligence.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Keogh said that access is a security worry because people in the indictment include citizens of communist China, an American rival.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pet%20peeve. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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