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as in tormenters
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
she can be a very cruel tease when she happens upon an unpopular girl who is easily hurt
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as in annoyers
one who is obnoxiously annoying
my youngest brother is a complete tease, following me around everywhere and aping my every move
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as in jokes
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 taunts
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 teases
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
And, in number after number, the show teases us with the answer.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
While a second season hasn’t officially been announced, the way season one ends certainly teases more.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
In an interview with Deadline, Smith breaks down Season 6’s wedding storyline, teases Season 7’s overarching theme and reveals whether there will be a time jump.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Still, the footage teases a public anger toward Superman, who enters a building as a crowd yells and throws things at him.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
After spending so much time in Hope Valley, albeit somewhat unofficially, Wallace teases that fans could see a familiar face on the show's upcoming season.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The official trailer for the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s prequel dropped during the finale and teases the start of the war over the family’s land.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
The film’s ending teases a brewing conflict between Johnson’s Sergei Kravinoff and his brother, Dimitri (Fred Hechinger), who gains the shape-shifting abilities of the Chameleon after visiting a mysterious doctor in New York.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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The first 15 seconds of the video teases an upcoming song, which will be featured on the third album of her Over It trilogy, Finally Over It, which is expected next year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
And, in number after number, the show teases us with the answer.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
While a second season hasn’t officially been announced, the way season one ends certainly teases more.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
In an interview with Deadline, Smith breaks down Season 6’s wedding storyline, teases Season 7’s overarching theme and reveals whether there will be a time jump.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Still, the footage teases a public anger toward Superman, who enters a building as a crowd yells and throws things at him.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
After spending so much time in Hope Valley, albeit somewhat unofficially, Wallace teases that fans could see a familiar face on the show's upcoming season.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The official trailer for the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s prequel dropped during the finale and teases the start of the war over the family’s land.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
The film’s ending teases a brewing conflict between Johnson’s Sergei Kravinoff and his brother, Dimitri (Fred Hechinger), who gains the shape-shifting abilities of the Chameleon after visiting a mysterious doctor in New York.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Teases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teases. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.
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