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as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
I try to ignore the rude comments baiters leave on the website
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as in seducer
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire
my sister is quite the mischievous baiter, always offering candy even though she knows I'm on a diet
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Montreal Canadiens, 24-20-4 Last week: 15 Sean’s ranking: 17 Dom’s ranking: 17 The Canadiens are one of the league’s hottest teams, a tease of better things to come.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Warren, who writes songs but never sings them publicly, nevertheless gave Gaga a little vocal tease of her ideas.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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State of play: City solicitor Renee Garcia said at the hearing that her office is still assessing Trump's executive orders to understand which ones could apply to Philadelphia.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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Stormzy’s solicitor Peter Csemiczky said that his client accepted responsibility for the offenses and apologized.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
2 Jan. 2025
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Jesus again rejects material gain, and finally banishes the tempter: Satan is not the real God, because there is only one God; the Devil doesn’t have the best tunes.—
James Wood,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
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Dre Kirkpatrick let his tempter get the best of him after Arizona had stopped Seattle on third down and during a confrontation with the Seahawks’ Metcalf, got hit with a costly 15-yard taunting penalty that changed the entire complexion of the situation.—
Bob McManaman,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Nov. 2020
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Syrians used that same border to flee the ever-expanding roster of tormentors.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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His tormentors shall live solely to suffer at his hands.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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In the music video, released Monday, frontwoman Michelle Zauner sings the delicate ballad, while bassist Jungle twirls in a gleaming seashell, emulating a siren.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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Shot said attack sirens were sounded at the refinery.—
Reuters,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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New York Knicks fans — and star Karl-Anthony Towns — are cheering on the national anthem singer who pushed back after her rendition was briefly interrupted by a heckler on Thursday night.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
6 Dec. 2024
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The video shows an interaction between Kelce and a heckler outside the stadium where Penn State played Ohio State on Saturday.—
Jillian Sykes,
CNN,
4 Nov. 2024
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