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blight

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verb

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Recent Examples of blight
Noun
This season, despite serious injury blighting his mid-twenties, Patrik Schick has re-emerged as a prolific goalscorer. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 13 May 2025 There is, however, one problem: they’re all blighted with parts pairing, a stifling repair practice that forces users to seek Apple’s permission before replacing parts. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Verb
The blight of the potato crops that led to the Great Famine at that time emphasized to Douglass how the Irish were oppressed economically, socially, and religiously by Britain. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 Formentera, because of its isolation, was one of the few places that escaped the blight, and varieties like Monastrell remain unadulterated to this day. Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for blight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blight
Noun
  • Also last year, Stellantis has recalled thousands of Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 cars because of a manufacturing defect that could cause airbags to rupture unexpectedly, resulting in metal fragments flying out, potentially killing passengers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2025
  • They had been expected to argue that severe mental disease or defect caused Purdy not to comprehend that his conduct was wrong.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • Don't use harsh cleaners, which can damage the grates.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
  • Nebular patches alternate with blotches of jet; just visible in the foreground is a circle of white dots crossed with lines that meet at its center, like a spoked wheel of stars.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
  • And just like that, Donald Trump ruined something else.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Ideally in places where there’s room to breathe and with a little more concern for animals, the environment and those who bear the psychological scars of service.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • Sudan’s children are living through the world’s largest displacement crisis Since the surge of violence in Sudan in late April 2025, thousands of families have crossed the border into Chad on a daily basis, traumatized and burdened by the scars of war.
    Brice Kevin Da, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Carissa Véliz, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford’s Institute for Ethics in AI, tells Rolling Stone that Taylor is far from an isolated example of chatbot users apparently being harmed by these products, citing a ongoing lawsuit against Character.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • North America is by no means the only place where escalating disputes are harming international travel.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Even from the relative safety of Denmark, the conflict has left its mark.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • Countless cycles of follicular growth also leave their mark on ovaries.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Our ability to detect effort has always been flawed.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • If a healthcare organization is building AI initiatives using data from a repository filled with errors or gaps, the resulting output will be flawed.
    David Lareau, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

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“Blight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blight. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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