The word "nonstop" serves as a synonym context clue for "incessant." It provides a similar meaning, indicating that the teasing is continuous and unending.
Read the passage. Then, complete the activities that follow. Because of my diminutive size, opposing soccer players always tease me. They call me “shorty” and “small fry” almost every day. It doesn’t matter that I’m the best player on the soccer team; the teasing is nonstop. Their incessant teasing bothers me so much that I’ve decided to retaliate. Won’t they be surprised when they can’t find their uniforms! What type of context clue for incessant is the word nonstop?
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