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as in joked
to make fun of in a good-natured way
likes to tease her twin brother about his seemingly endless string of girlfriends
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as in taunted
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers
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Recent Examples of teased
Bryant Vincent’s team has teased in each of his first two years in Monroe, starting 3-1 last season before the roof caved in with eight straight setbacks.
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Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
While the flagship movie franchise is coming to an end, Diesel previously teased that NBCUniversal has four TV shows in development from the Fast & Furious world.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 July 2026
Adams has previously teased other ways for the original Suits cast to reunite — including a potential movie.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
The president has teased a long speech to mark the occasion, which is being billed as the largest firework display ever held on the National Mall.
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Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Chalamet had teased the announcement in his Instagram Story on Sunday night.
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Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
SpaceX has teased a future that features thousands of Starship flights every year as the company helps humanity settle the moon and Mars, among other ambitious tasks.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
Jepsen has teased the recording of her eighth album for a few years now.
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Jaeden Pinder,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The Multi-App Workflows Google Promised Aren't Here This latest Android 17 rollout doesn't include some of the deep, cross-app agentic workflows Google teased, like quickly summarizing a syllabus in Gmail or saving your spot in line for a workout class.
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Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
18 June 2026
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
While the flagship movie franchise is coming to an end, Diesel previously teased that NBCUniversal has four TV shows in development from the Fast & Furious world.
—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 July 2026
Adams has previously teased other ways for the original Suits cast to reunite — including a potential movie.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
The president has teased a long speech to mark the occasion, which is being billed as the largest firework display ever held on the National Mall.
—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Chalamet had teased the announcement in his Instagram Story on Sunday night.
—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
SpaceX has teased a future that features thousands of Starship flights every year as the company helps humanity settle the moon and Mars, among other ambitious tasks.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
Jepsen has teased the recording of her eighth album for a few years now.
—
Jaeden Pinder,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The Multi-App Workflows Google Promised Aren't Here This latest Android 17 rollout doesn't include some of the deep, cross-app agentic workflows Google teased, like quickly summarizing a syllabus in Gmail or saving your spot in line for a workout class.
—
Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teased
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As a result, Chicago fans on social media joked the move was a franchise tradition.
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During a May appearance on Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Plaza joked that even going into labor wouldn't keep her from fulfilling her obligation to the host.
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The woman alleged that Jackson repeatedly refused to delete the video and then taunted her with it.
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When Metcalf and others asked him to leave, Anthony taunted and provoked Metcalf, took out a knife and stabbed him, prosecutor Bill Wirskye said, according to KTVT.
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Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
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That single test would have stopped Tank Day before a designer ever mocked up a poster.
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On Wednesday, Smith mocked the team's trade for Walker Kessler, pairing him with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
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“Teased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teased. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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