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as in joked
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 taunted
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 teased
Ricky Saints, Joe Hendry and Blake Monroe were teased for this week.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy teased the possibility last summer when a reporter asked if a new Penn Station would get a new name.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Star Erin Moriarty previously teased that the ending may leave fans emotional.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Gooding teased the evolution of her version of Nyota Uhura as the character continues to evolve toward the version that actress Nichelle Nichols originated in the 1960s.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
After filming the reunion, Cohen had teased that all the questions people had about the situation were asked.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Tascan also teased a longer-term vision for where Netflix Games could go, including one where viewers pause a show mid-scene, take control of a battle sequence on their phone and then return the altered outcome back to the narrative.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Murphy walked onto the stage and then teased Lee’s love of the Knicks.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026
Mythos, a new artificial intelligence model that Anthropic PBC has teased as too dangerous to release, looked at first like a problem for banks.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy teased the possibility last summer when a reporter asked if a new Penn Station would get a new name.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Star Erin Moriarty previously teased that the ending may leave fans emotional.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Gooding teased the evolution of her version of Nyota Uhura as the character continues to evolve toward the version that actress Nichelle Nichols originated in the 1960s.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
After filming the reunion, Cohen had teased that all the questions people had about the situation were asked.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Tascan also teased a longer-term vision for where Netflix Games could go, including one where viewers pause a show mid-scene, take control of a battle sequence on their phone and then return the altered outcome back to the narrative.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Murphy walked onto the stage and then teased Lee’s love of the Knicks.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026
Mythos, a new artificial intelligence model that Anthropic PBC has teased as too dangerous to release, looked at first like a problem for banks.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teased
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Macdonald joked when a media member relayed Clark’s interception total.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then Kimmel joked about Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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Edwards taunted Nuggets fans at the end of Minnesota’s Game 7 win in 2024, getting on Jokic’s nerves in the process.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The former South Carolina guard was drafted by the Indiana Fever on Monday, April 13, meaning Johnson and Clark will now be teammates, three years after the former Iowa star taunted Johnson by refusing to defend her in the national semifinal game.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Few people had Tate mocked to go this high, especially if Arvell Reese was going to be on the board.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sources at the premiere’s after-party speculated about whether Wintour had given her famous friends the heads-up that they were mocked in a movie that all of Conde had come up to support.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Teased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teased. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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