as in annoying
causing annoyance
a few nettlesome details that still required attention
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Recent Examples of nettlesome
Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video game maker Epic Games, to set up an alternative store for iPhone apps in Europe.
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Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
But, for the prosecutors, the fractured gun parts have raised nettlesome questions about the integrity of the firearm.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
The current impeachment drives in the House have been nettlesome to the Biden team and certainly to Mr. Mayorkas, who issued a defiant seven-page letter before the House Homeland Security Committee voted for articles of impeachment against him along party lines this week.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
But this hasn't stopped printer makers from fighting to keep the nettlesome practice.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023
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Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
But, for the prosecutors, the fractured gun parts have raised nettlesome questions about the integrity of the firearm.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
The current impeachment drives in the House have been nettlesome to the Biden team and certainly to Mr. Mayorkas, who issued a defiant seven-page letter before the House Homeland Security Committee voted for articles of impeachment against him along party lines this week.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
But this hasn't stopped printer makers from fighting to keep the nettlesome practice.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nettlesome
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But more recently there have been other issues, such as one that is highly annoying: vanishing data in the Apple Notes app.David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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But there is one item on her bucket list that has been annoying elusive.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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And in one of its most irritating adaptation choices this season, TROP places Tom Bombadil under its light-or-shadow umbrella, too, reshaping J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved and enigmatic woodman character into little more than a Yoda knockoff sagely leading Gandalf in song and toward an obvious destiny.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Contact dermatitis is characterized by inflammatory skin symptoms that appear after touching an irritating substance or an allergen.Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Not all of these ideas will pan out, but if any do, the next few years could bring an inflection point in treating some of the most frustrating and intractable diseases of our modern era.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kody quickly came to Robyn’s defense, further frustrating Janelle.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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In court, attorneys for the state also described a disturbing scene.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Here are two reasons behind these often disturbing experiences, according to research.Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Nettlesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nettlesome. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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