Thesaurus results for TAUNTED

taunted

verb

past tense of taunt

as in teased

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults the principal reminded the student athletes that taunting their opponents was not showing good sportsmanship

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Recent Examples of taunted The woman, who also reported it to the league, alleged that Jackson refused to delete the video and taunted her with it. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Little immediately ran back toward the opposite end zone and taunted some of the Eagles fans who lined the barrier. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 As expected, City players were jeered and taunted by Liverpool fans. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) announced an investigation after Al Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves appeared to be taunted by the chants during their away league win on Saturday. — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The older Green Lantern taunted the alien so much, that the creature detonated itself, blowing a hole into the side of the jail. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026 Nick Aldis’ wife Mickie James was ringside, where she was taunted by an arrogant Gunther. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Pfister taunted them as his wife ridiculed them for trying to cover their windows. — Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 After their win, in which the pair taunted any team to dare to take them down, a new challenger approached. — Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

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When appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, the Canadian pop singer teased the single.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Phillip Gong Gong, my grandfather, teased her, chewing the gristly meat and semi-raw cabbage chunks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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The stance has seen Newsom, who warns the passage of Prop 40 could see an exodus of the super rich from California, mocked and dismissed by fellow Democrats.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed mocked Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Saturday, commenting on Portnoy's body and athleticism.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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