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Recent Examples of infest
These invasive ticks so heavily infested an Ohio farm in 2021 that three cows died from blood loss.
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Clean your grimy phone If your devices become sticky, crusty or crumb-infested, Ek said to wipe them down with a clean, dry cloth, followed by a disinfectant wipe.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Quagga mussels and golden mussels, fingernail-sized invaders infesting California waterways, clog the water pumps and pipes responsible for distributing water to millions of people and vast stretches of farmland.
—Pam Marrone, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The home was hoarded, covered in refuse and infested with insects.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Clean your grimy phone If your devices become sticky, crusty or crumb-infested, Ek said to wipe them down with a clean, dry cloth, followed by a disinfectant wipe.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Quagga mussels and golden mussels, fingernail-sized invaders infesting California waterways, clog the water pumps and pipes responsible for distributing water to millions of people and vast stretches of farmland.
—Pam Marrone, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The home was hoarded, covered in refuse and infested with insects.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infest
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The extravaganza was the first in years to enjoy the viewership on both TV and streaming that people come to expect of the event after a fallow period during which NBC was plagued by Asia time-slot challenges and the coronavirus pandemic, among other factors.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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When an unexpected event takes him back to his hometown, he is reunited with his mother and old friends but also confronted by the corruption that plagues his country, sparking a political awakening.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Healthy people infected with salmonella may experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever.—
Eva Wen,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some ferrets that drank contaminated raw milk became infected, but those that ate contaminated raw milk cheese did not.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Jays’ leadoff hitter also reached safely against Yamamoto in the following two innings, first on an infield popup with a 100 percent catch probability that Freddie Freeman overran, then when Yamamoto drilled George Springer on the wrist.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Mexican Army attacked and overran the Texas defenses.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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When a storm crawls like this, rainfall piles up over the same towns for days.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Modern Wall Street has killed just about everything cool that walks or crawled at one time or another.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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There's also the Manhattan Beach Pier that has a small aquarium and adds a unique centerpiece without overwhelming the coastline.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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In his segment, Frankenstein’s monster (Bruno Corazzari) roams a room of red Rothko-esque paintings and is overwhelmed by music.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infest. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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