1
as in to sack
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as in to harass
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Recent Examples of harry
Of course academics and other people with more regular artist jobs can get harried, but then again so can artists trying to string together work on quicksand!
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Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
But as for conscious thought in the brain, that harried pace of information exchange slows to a relative crawl.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Giamatti’s Santa is harried and bottom-heavy and has a schedule that’s micromanaged down to the second.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
The 3rd Assault Brigade’s drones and artillery harried the vehicles, destroying or damaging several, and then turned their attention to the dismounted infantry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
But as for conscious thought in the brain, that harried pace of information exchange slows to a relative crawl.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Giamatti’s Santa is harried and bottom-heavy and has a schedule that’s micromanaged down to the second.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
The 3rd Assault Brigade’s drones and artillery harried the vehicles, destroying or damaging several, and then turned their attention to the dismounted infantry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harry
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New England’s quarterbacks were sacked 52 times over the course of it.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The 38-year-old sacked Trevor Lawrence on his first defensive snap and tackled Travis Etienne Jr. in the backfield on the following play.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Iran offered $500,000 for a July 2022 killing of Alinejad after efforts to harass, smear and intimidate Alinejad failed, prosecutors said.—
Larry Neumeister,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Majors, who was convicted in December 2023 of recklessly assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, has spent the past month staging a steadfast attempt at career rehabilitation.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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These latter-day doges only see regulations as obstacles to righteous, plundering plutocrats.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
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In Musk’s telling, Altman illegally partnered with Microsoft to establish a web of illicit affiliates and plunder its nonprofit arm of assets and staff in violation of their deal.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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According to Smith, James, who approached him in the third quarter during a timeout, scolded him for his commentary regarding his son and teammate, Bronny James.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Obama playfully scolded her husband, Barack Obama, on her new podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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However, there is no mention of Hamas and Palestinian armed groups looting aid trucks.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Players are tasked with looting mansions of the rich and powerful, and exploring every rabbit hole before time runs out.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2025
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Fire authorities issued evacuation warnings Tuesday for residents living in areas of Los Angeles County savaged by recent wildfires ahead of heavy rain and mudslides expected this week.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Critics savaged Platt’s idea on Twitter and other social media platforms as being disrespectful.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
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Taking on the role of a teenage boy named Chrono, players have to travel through time and assemble a team to stop a horrifying creature named Lavos from destroying the world.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Residents of states that have been impacted by this weekend's storms have posted photos online showing their homes destroyed by the tornadoes, with roofs fallen completely off, walls caved in and debris on lawns.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Republicans and industrial lobbies have long reviled and even sought to abolish the CFPB.—
Douglas Gillison,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Progressive Democrats think so, and his Republican critics certainly revile the kind of expansive legislative work Mr. Biden achieved — and are vowing to undo much of it.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Harry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harry. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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