beset; besetting
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: to set or stud with or as if with ornaments
a crown beset with rubies
… leaves, whose edges were beset with thorns …—
J. G. Frazer
J. G. FrazerExamples of beset in a Sentence
A lack of money is the greatest problem besetting the city today.
he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life
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The group is preyed upon by not only the harsh terrain, beset by hunger and desperation, but are also stalked by something older and far more merciless than the desert itself.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Those include efforts to audit programs, the appointment of a top anti-fraud official and the shuttering of a housing program beset by fraud after several providers were charged in federal fraud cases.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
Like Fielder’s previous docu–reality show Nathan for You, 2013–17, The Rehearsal is a show driven by the baroque restaging of scenarios to solve complex chains of problems beset with profoundly psychosocial dimensions.
—Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The controversy also comes as some are worrying that prediction markets could exacerbate conflict-of–interest concerns in a sports world already beset by widespread betting scandals.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Those include efforts to audit programs, the appointment of a top anti-fraud official and the shuttering of a housing program beset by fraud after several providers were charged in federal fraud cases.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
Like Fielder’s previous docu–reality show Nathan for You, 2013–17, The Rehearsal is a show driven by the baroque restaging of scenarios to solve complex chains of problems beset with profoundly psychosocial dimensions.
—Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The controversy also comes as some are worrying that prediction markets could exacerbate conflict-of–interest concerns in a sports world already beset by widespread betting scandals.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beset. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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