needled

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Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

During the session in 2017, he needled Rex Tillerson - urging him to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal which Tillerson refused to do.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

“He didn’t stick the landing,” needled rookie running back Blake Corum from the locker next door.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

In theaters, airplanes and performance spaces, I needled my companions by demanding specific aisle seats for legroom and faster escape.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023

If he turned away and then looked back, there was no longer a sign of her, not even a whispering motion in the needled branches she had moved through.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry