as in bothers
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing
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Recent Examples of pesters
All-American Madison Booker thrives in the midrange, while senior Rori Harmon pesters along the perimeter and Jordan Lee spots up for buckets.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
As the gang is gearing up for this fight, Mike pesters Will to the point that all the latter can do is roll his eyes.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
As the gang is gearing up for this fight, Mike pesters Will to the point that all the latter can do is roll his eyes.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pesters
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None of that, nor the fact Beckham missed all of 2025, bothers Harbaugh.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Even if their own tax bill is manageable, the idea that the wealthy are underpaying — or that the government is wasting their dollars — bothers many.—
Linley Sanders,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Or when Reggie purposefully annoys Arthur by having his son, Carmelo (Jalyn Hall), practice with his a cappella group in Arthur’s editing suite, a move that demonstrates the increasingly teasing affection between Arthur and Reggie.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Pesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesters. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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