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as in encounters
a brief clash between enemies or rivals
the best way to avoid hassles with those aggressive panhandlers is to ignore them
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2
as in clashes
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
the moment the police arrived, the hassle broke up, and no one was seriously injured
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as in disputes
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
had a huge hassle with an airline representative before she got her ticket refunded
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as in headaches
something that is a source of irritation
it's a hassle to find a parking space downtown
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as in taunts
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
a small group of jeering protesters hassled the politically active singer at every appearance she made
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as in quarrels
to express different opinions about something often angrily
constantly hassled with the chef over the need to cook pork thoroughly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hassles
Noun
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Strap mounts are particularly infamous for causing users headaches when trying to remove phones.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025 -
The tariffs aren’t only causing headaches for car dealerships.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The arrest was the culminating incident in a string of altercations between the couple over their son Lyrik, then 5.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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There have been almost no physical altercations in the Little Scandinavia unit, for example.—
ByJennifer Couzin-Frankel,
science.org,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shulman suggested a similar pattern could unfold in China, but with frustrations centered on the tariffs.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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There were hints that Bohm had carried his frustrations at the plate into the field.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The first 15 seconds of the video teases an upcoming song, which will be featured on the third album of her Over It trilogy, Finally Over It, which is expected next year.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
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And, in number after number, the show teases us with the answer.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Iyengar added that today’s political believers are also willing to overlook any possible disagreements on public policy matters.—
John Scott Lewinski,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Previous ceasefire efforts have collapsed due to disagreements over the terms of hostage releases and Israel's demand for Hamas to disarm—something Hamas has repeatedly refused to do.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That means the lower courts will have the final say on many important controversies.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
3 Jan. 2025
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This year’s ceremony is the second under new leadership after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved following controversies including allegations the HFPA had no Black members, ran smear campaigns and engaged in questionable financial practices.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
11 Dec. 2024
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But Vanessa Cho, design partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital division, argues that’s the wrong way for founders to think about design.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The panel explicitly rejected arguments distinguishing OSC’s power from other executive agencies, reinforcing expansive executive authority in this area.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Mar. 2025
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Defence lawyers sought a closed trial, but their arguments were rejected by the judge in mid-February and it will be held in open court.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Hassles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hassles. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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