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as in tormenters
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
years later his schoolyard persecutor would end up being one of his low-paid employees
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as in nuisances
one who is obnoxiously annoying
on this flight my airline-appointed persecutor was a chattering nitwit who could not stop talking about himself
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Noun
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These two plants deter different pests and their sunny yellow and orange flowers complement each other’s look.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025 -
Even better, nasturtiums are known to deter squash bugs, which are one of the most destructive squash and pumpkin pests.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those programs, despite their occasional annoyances, were directionally correct.—
Kara Swisher,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025
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Like all married couples, George and Kathryn have their things, those little daily annoyances, the occasional doubt about what the other may be thinking, or doing, in their private hours.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Persecutors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persecutors. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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