1
as in pest
one who is obnoxiously annoying
the new neighbor is threatening to become a nuisance, dropping in on us several times a day
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2
as in headache
something that is a source of irritation
folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance
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Recent Examples of nuisance
The lawsuit, filed in September 2023 in Sacramento Superior Court, alleged the city was causing a public nuisance by allowing homeless camps on public property.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Both appeals said the landfill is a nuisance to residents and contend the expansion needed the city's support to proceed under state law.
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The modern spam email is a persistent nuisance in the way that flies are a nuisance at a barbecue.
—Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
These four, all based in California, had filed their own lawsuit against Exxon in parallel with Mr. Bonta’s, alleging violations of state nuisance and unfair-competition laws.
—Karen Zraick, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Both appeals said the landfill is a nuisance to residents and contend the expansion needed the city's support to proceed under state law.
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The modern spam email is a persistent nuisance in the way that flies are a nuisance at a barbecue.
—Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
These four, all based in California, had filed their own lawsuit against Exxon in parallel with Mr. Bonta’s, alleging violations of state nuisance and unfair-competition laws.
—Karen Zraick, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuisance
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Trash has stopped being collected consistently and has piled up, attracting pests and rodents, and creating a safety and health hazard.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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Such environmental factors may render one population more resilient in some way than another, and who knows which stash may prove to best withstand new climate stressors, or pests and diseases?—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Other research has found that living near a factory farm is positively associated with risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia, and people who live near them report higher rates of headaches, depression, anger, and respiratory symptoms, such as asthma.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Catastrophic events like the fires in Los Angeles have a way of turning these annoyances into disillusionment.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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Vent to a friend or family member to release annoyances brewing within instead of bringing tense moments to the office.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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That matters because battery life has been a thorn in the Pixel Watch’s side.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
18 Jan. 2025
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Licensing delays at the Federal Aviation Administration have been a thorn in SpaceX's side for the last couple of years.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
16 Jan. 2025
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Pollutants like carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and environmental tobacco smoke are significant irritants that can impact your breathing.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sensitive Skin Soothing Care’s formula, produced in a white room, has active ingredients from plants and no preservatives, since those can be irritants.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
14 Jan. 2025
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Montreal Canadiens, 24-20-4 Last week: 15 Sean’s ranking: 17 Dom’s ranking: 17 The Canadiens are one of the league’s hottest teams, a tease of better things to come.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Warren, who writes songs but never sings them publicly, nevertheless gave Gaga a little vocal tease of her ideas.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Fun small bedroom ideas feel hard to come by, and frustration sets in before anything actually improves in your space.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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Also Wednesday, some scientists on social media posted frustrations that the NIH had stopped approving money for research grants through its review groups, called study sections.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Seeing that Orlando could win games without him, and later without the Wagner bothers, kept Banchero’s spirits up.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Practically speaking, this can include: Finding The Right Balance Of User Convenience And Data Security As mentioned above, a major cause of users setting overly wide access permissions is to avoid the bother of addressing subsequent individual access requests.—
Adam Gavish,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Nuisance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuisance. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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