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afflicting

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verb

present participle of afflict

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Recent Examples of afflicting
Verb
That’s changing this year, as three Democratic governors announced new initiatives aimed at addressing disparities afflicting boys and men. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025 One key focus of these efforts should address the deficiencies afflicting the market for biologics, which are medicines made or derived from biological processes. Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 To be sure, this rash of robberies pales in comparison with the crime levels afflicting less affluent neighborhoods on the South and West sides. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 And yet, because the show requires quite a bit of prior knowledge for viewers to truly know what’s going on, particularly in the back half of the season, Born Again ends up suffering the exact same malady afflicting every other inch of the MCU enterprise. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 Egg prices have jumped to all-time highs due in part to an outbreak of avian flu, or bird flu, that has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the US since 2022. Jennifer Hauser, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 Egg prices have skyrocketed to all-time highs due in part to an outbreak of avian flu, or bird flu, that has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the US since 2022. John Towfighi, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025 But when the movie begins, his bosses consider his contract killing career to be approaching its natural conclusion because of the joint pain afflicting his trigger finger. Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 At the time, no one knew what was afflicting her; over the next several decades, doctors hypothesized that her symptoms were caused by everything from malnutrition to psychosis. Bethany Heitman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afflicting
Adjective
  • The alternative — a world in which the United States and China no longer engage in trade — could be economically painful and destabilizing.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 10 May 2025
  • Appearance: The condition starts as small, extremely painful blisters on your shins (and sometimes your arms).
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • More precipitation in these locations could make up for the harsh cold season.
    Jordan-Marie Smith, NPR, 11 May 2025
  • The team opened the year with some question marks at third base and those questions have persisted after a harsh injury to Jazz Chisholm Jr. Chisholm landed on the injured list earlier this month after suffering a high-grade strain to his right oblique.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • Scheifele’s emotional and inspirational decision to play mere hours after his father’s unexpected death — to play for his dad, to play because of his dad — ended in cruel fashion, with Scheifele helpless in the penalty box.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • At first the program seems to be benign, but Hayakawa’s film steadily reveals how the policy thrives on the cruel capitalist tenet that people are disposable.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025

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“Afflicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afflicting. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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