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Recent Examples of infest
It was also infested with hookworms, according to the report.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Housing advocates were beating the drum over tenant protections, lamenting a lack of enforcement from city regulators as residents lived in buildings without heat and hot water, or their units were infested with cockroaches and bed bugs.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The ways in which houses can be infested by unclean spirits are varied.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
If the ducts seem infested with insects, rodents, or other pests, they should be cleaned and might need to be treated by a professional exterminator to eliminate an infestation.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Housing advocates were beating the drum over tenant protections, lamenting a lack of enforcement from city regulators as residents lived in buildings without heat and hot water, or their units were infested with cockroaches and bed bugs.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The ways in which houses can be infested by unclean spirits are varied.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
If the ducts seem infested with insects, rodents, or other pests, they should be cleaned and might need to be treated by a professional exterminator to eliminate an infestation.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infest
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But for decades, sections of it have been plagued by the dumping of toxic chemicals and untreated sewage.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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This has gradually caused difficulties in living her own life as she is plagued with violent memories.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lung, stomach and cervical cancers accounted for nearly half of the cases that were linked to modifiable risks, with many linked to viruses and bacteria like the human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B and C, and Helicobacter pylori (a common bacterium that infects the stomach lining).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those infected in South Carolina who haven’t yet developed encephalitis may yet do so.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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But word got out and large crowds of people overran the land and destroyed nearly everything Sutter had.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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While the letter sent mixed signals regarding AI, Mohen’s acknowledgement that the platform is overrun with slop seems a step in the right direction.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Maybe the girl had crawled under a neighbor's trailer while playing hide-and-seek.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Well, there was a great deal left in me, in an agony of embarrassment looking around for that hole on the floor to crawl into.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Their great taste whispers, never overwhelming those around them, but rather enthralling.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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The few hospitals still working were overwhelmed by casualties.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infest. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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