as in afflicting
to cause persistent suffering to
plagued by a cough for all of last week
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Recent Examples of plaguing
Windy conditions will still be plaguing most of Colorado on Thursday.
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Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
However, this isn’t a question only plaguing actors.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
As those dry earlier, so do fuels lower down, exacerbating a drought already plaguing the West’s high plains.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
By the same token, one of the biggest bugs plaguing AMC’s The Audacity may be the timing.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
The Hickman Mills School District will welcome several new faces to its school board in the coming weeks, along with a new source of partial relief to the multimillion-dollar debt plaguing the district.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The commitment angst plaguing Charlie and Emma over Emma’s secret seems to have a lot to do with several contemporary concerns—mixed messaging about gender roles, confusion over what constitutes a moral failing—that yield knee-jerk responses.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
By the middle of the summer, YLO should be prepared to work out a more systematic offensive against the injustices plaguing the Latin colony.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Another reality plaguing the AI industry is the extremely high cost of energy in Europe.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
However, this isn’t a question only plaguing actors.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
As those dry earlier, so do fuels lower down, exacerbating a drought already plaguing the West’s high plains.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
By the same token, one of the biggest bugs plaguing AMC’s The Audacity may be the timing.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
The Hickman Mills School District will welcome several new faces to its school board in the coming weeks, along with a new source of partial relief to the multimillion-dollar debt plaguing the district.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The commitment angst plaguing Charlie and Emma over Emma’s secret seems to have a lot to do with several contemporary concerns—mixed messaging about gender roles, confusion over what constitutes a moral failing—that yield knee-jerk responses.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
By the middle of the summer, YLO should be prepared to work out a more systematic offensive against the injustices plaguing the Latin colony.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Another reality plaguing the AI industry is the extremely high cost of energy in Europe.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaguing
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It was most recently extended in August 2024 for 18 months by the Biden administration, which cited economic, security, political and health crises afflicting the Caribbean nation.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Gene-drive technology might be able to make wildlife less likely to spread diseases such as the one afflicting the rabbits, or malaria.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
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Saddam towered over Iraq’s political regime for nearly 30 years, plunging the country into multiple destructive wars, persecuting his own citizens and inflicting widespread trauma and suffering.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
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The order also accused the Cuban government of persecuting political opponents, suppressing free speech and the press, and committing other human rights violations—actions that have been documented by human rights organizations over the years.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
17 Mar. 2026
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Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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And while politicians know that there are costs to besieging an independent central bank – financial markets may react negatively or inflation may flare up – short-term control of a powerful policy tool can prove irresistible.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
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The coastal Georgia man arrested in 2018 and accused of torturing, killing and burying his two teenage children in the backyard of the family’s mobile home will spend the rest of his life behind bars after reaching a plea deal.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The briefing came days after Tierney secured a guilty plea from another Long Island serial killer, Rex Heuermann, who is expected to be sentenced in June after admitting to torturing and killing eight women.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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