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as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
the teasers were never satisfied until they had caused their victim to burst into tears
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as in nuisance
one who is obnoxiously annoying
he was by nature a teaser, someone who kept testing people to see if they could calmly bear his put-downs
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Recent Examples of teaser
The teaser above also has Jamie (played by Sam Heughan) reminiscing about his life with Claire.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
One day after the announcement, Han appeared on the Today show alongside Tung, Briney and Casalegno and shared some additional teasers about the movie.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Watch the official teaser above.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The creepy 40-second teaser captures Danes as Aggie Wiggs and Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis in a montage of eerie mystery scenes, filled with death investigations, blood, and … a peeping Tom?
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
One day after the announcement, Han appeared on the Today show alongside Tung, Briney and Casalegno and shared some additional teasers about the movie.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Watch the official teaser above.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The creepy 40-second teaser captures Danes as Aggie Wiggs and Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis in a montage of eerie mystery scenes, filled with death investigations, blood, and … a peeping Tom?
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teaser
Noun
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The actress also shared a few teases for season 2 of Nobody Wants This, which returns to Netflix next month, and brainstormed ideas for Kristen Bell's husband Dax Shepard to join the cast.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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There was no tease with a quick start, no slow drip of the game slipping away, pretty much no hope at all by the end of the first inning.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the California Penal Code, a nuisance can be charged as a misdemeanor.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The recent interference with the European Commission President’s aircraft showed how quickly GPS denial can shift from nuisance to geopolitical signal.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of my long-standing annoyances with macOS was the lack of control over the menu bar.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to her, the girlfriend brushed off the refusal and signaled her annoyance.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Monitor the bulbs and use a pest repellent to keep hungry squirrels from digging up the bulbs and eating them.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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If lots of leaves on the plant are yellowing all at once, your monstera may have been invaded by pests.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Teaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaser. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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