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something that annoys or bothers a person very much
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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Recent Examples of pet peeve
It’s not always taken seriously enough, despite the fact that employees cite office gossip as their number one pet peeve more than pointless meetings, coworkers taking undeserved credit and micromanagement.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Over time, listeners gain knowledge of the hosts’ history with one another, interests, pet peeves, and other minutiae.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
The media deal, those who know Dolan said, combines two of his pet peeves: a further erosion of team control and another way that smaller-market teams benefit from large-market franchises.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
And while some parents understood her pet peeve, others were confused.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Over time, listeners gain knowledge of the hosts’ history with one another, interests, pet peeves, and other minutiae.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
The media deal, those who know Dolan said, combines two of his pet peeves: a further erosion of team control and another way that smaller-market teams benefit from large-market franchises.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
And while some parents understood her pet peeve, others were confused.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pet peeve
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Use cloud access or a small on-premises system to tackle a high-value optimization or simulation problem where classical methods struggle.—
Yuval Boger,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In the following years, the early flood warning system that Eastland advocated for – and was once considered state-of-the-art – started to suffer problems.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Their visits to the ophthalmologist are now every six months, but Maggie admits the worry never quite fades.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Meanwhile, there was hand-wringing in the NASCAR garage over headlines about high crime and worries about whether the Cup Series cars would be able to have a good show on such a narrow course.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pet%20peeve. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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