as in to tease
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
He's always badgering me about the dishes.
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as in rabbit
the pelt or fur of a badger
The boutique features a variety of scarfs, including badger, fox, and ermine.
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Recent Examples of badger
David Gilbert, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
When Tennessee’s lawyer attempted to explain that the state has similar rules in its regulation of medicines, Jackson badgered him to stop.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Coffee badgers are often turned in by co-workers who resent having to comply with office attendance directives while others evade them, Nickson said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verb
When Loomer posted a video of her badgering Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Trump’s campaign challenger, the former president shared it.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
When Tennessee’s lawyer attempted to explain that the state has similar rules in its regulation of medicines, Jackson badgered him to stop.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
This badger, likely also drawn in by the promise of a snack, was on the prowl.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Coffee badgers are often turned in by co-workers who resent having to comply with office attendance directives while others evade them, Nickson said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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The token will also be an acceptable form of payment at restaurant chains, Stebbing teased, and even potentially soon in kids' school cafeteria lines.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Editor's Note: Nothing has already teased the Nothing Phone (3a) series, which will arrive on March 4.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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If the club compounds the loss of Miller’s offensive value by also losing Boeser, whether that happens this week or this summer, then the need for Canucks management to pull a rabbit out of a hat in grafting high-end attacking juice into the lineup will become even more urgent.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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This allows the rabbit to choose whether to engage while maintaining a safe distance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Jarred Vanderbilt set the tone by hounding him the length of the court, picking up fouls away from the ball.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2025
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Image Can a celebrity ever just wear a ring on her ring finger without being hounded?—
Sadiba Hasan,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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There was one spot in particular where the light from the setting sun filtered through the trees, providing a soft rim light to the foxes.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The fox was spotted several times overnight by searchers but remains on the loose, the zoo said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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Ant nests can be huge underground labyrinths, and raccoons are experts at disguising their nests in trees, which are just a couple of examples.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The list also included various rodents, a spider, pigs, goats, cows, a raccoon, hedgehogs, a crab and more.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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With their larger competitors out of the way, the smaller, less numerous martens had some breathing room.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 2024
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Moments later, the otter resurfaced and the mom rescued her child out of the water.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
14 Sep. 2024
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The otter continued to attack as the mother struggled to pull her child from the water at Bremerton Marina, and she was bitten on the arm by the animal.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
14 Sep. 2024
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Tables are broken, a beaver is thrown into a wall, glass bottles break (with the cost of their damage appearing onscreen) and a fish is used as a fire hose.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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One particular beaver, named Geronimo, became the program’s reluctant test subject.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Badger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badger. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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