as in to confront
to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry, aggressive, or unwanted way
He was accosted by peddlers selling touristy trinkets on the street. She was so famous that people would accost her on the street and ask for an autograph.
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Recent Examples of accost
In a scene at the end of the first episode, Noah finishes giving a sermon and is accosted by mothers and aunts introducing their single daughters and nieces to the handsome, single rabbi.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Just try to scroll through TikTok without being accosted (lovingly) by girlies walking to grab their morning coffees (or the real Scandi girls biking through their cities) while sporting bold color combinations and unexpected outfits.
—Angela Law, refinery29.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Behind them, the woman Curtis was accused of accosting at the mall relaxed into her husband’s embrace.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Pharrell Williams faced an unexpected interruption when he was accosted by a PETA activist during the premiere of his Lego biopic, Piece by Piece.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Just try to scroll through TikTok without being accosted (lovingly) by girlies walking to grab their morning coffees (or the real Scandi girls biking through their cities) while sporting bold color combinations and unexpected outfits.
—Angela Law, refinery29.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Behind them, the woman Curtis was accused of accosting at the mall relaxed into her husband’s embrace.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Pharrell Williams faced an unexpected interruption when he was accosted by a PETA activist during the premiere of his Lego biopic, Piece by Piece.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accost
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Shortly after taking office in 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to combat provider directory misinformation, so there seemed to be a clear path to confronting ghost networks.Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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Authorities said Zigler and his friend went to the complex on April 24, possibly to confront one of the residents about a missing Glock firearm that belonged to them.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Had you been approached about rebooting Wizards before?Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Of course, fans approach Ruffalo with other movies on their minds, too.Jack Smart, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Most who have encountered him want to put the Han Lo experience behind them.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Midway through the first episode of Say Nothing, Dolours Price encounters a fiery scene in West Belfast: a mob of Northern Irish citizens chucking petrol bombs at a police barracks.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Accost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accost. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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