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as in curse
a source of harm or misfortune
regarding the new laborsaving machinery as a bane, the 19th-century Luddites went about destroying it in protest
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as in poison
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
a plant that is believed to be the bane of the wolf
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Recent Examples of bane
Wolfsbane is part of a larger suite of banes; compounds and derivatives include ratsbane, fleabane, and cow-bane, each name signaling a different poison.
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Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Charging my Apple Watch every day is the bane of my existence, and despite years of efforts to improve it, the closest that Apple has come is to launch … fast charging?
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 24 Apr. 2025
My stomach had always been the bane of my body image struggles, and that loathing didn’t magically disappear as my uterus expanded to accommodate an undeniably miraculous addition.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
Light pollution is the bane of a stargazer’s existence.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Charging my Apple Watch every day is the bane of my existence, and despite years of efforts to improve it, the closest that Apple has come is to launch … fast charging?
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 24 Apr. 2025
My stomach had always been the bane of my body image struggles, and that loathing didn’t magically disappear as my uterus expanded to accommodate an undeniably miraculous addition.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
Light pollution is the bane of a stargazer’s existence.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bane
Noun
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The sheer volume of deals promoted by Amazon during sales like Prime Day is a blessing and a curse.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
12 June 2025
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No conference in major college football can match the Big 12 for parity, which is both a blessing and curse.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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The poison could possibly enter another cut in your mouth or be swallowed.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
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However, when attempts to purge the poison are unsuccessful and time passes without treatment, the heart begins to fail.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Carrie Coon's biggest beef on season 1 of The Gilded Age wasn't with Christine Baranski, her character's nemesis, but with her own wardrobe.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
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After hubris comes nemesis, and after the frenzied excesses of the woke revolution came Donald Trump.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Fusarium head blight, or FHB, is a devastating disease for staple crops like wheat, barley, maize and rice.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Blood pressure may rise with age, increasing cardiovascular disease risk.—
Anisha Shah,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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While the researchers behind this breakthrough may consider their product non toxic, its worth noting that the people who discovered the forever chemicals thought the same thing.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The more stringent standards effectively limit emissions of other toxics, including benzene, lead and arsenic.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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“Bane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bane. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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