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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
The actresses play the delightful mother-daughter duo Angela and Ainsley — who are oftentimes the banes of Tommy's (Billy Bob Thornton) existence — in the Taylor Sheridan series.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Those particular ones were the bane of my existence as a left-handed child with dyslexia.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
In recent years, weekday lunches have become the bane of my existence.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
Here come the holidays, the bane of job seekers everywhere.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Those particular ones were the bane of my existence as a left-handed child with dyslexia.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
In recent years, weekday lunches have become the bane of my existence.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
Here come the holidays, the bane of job seekers everywhere.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bane
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In the preview, it was mentioned that Leon has something called the Umbrella curse.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the 2002 comedy, McAdams plays a catty teen who's turned into, yep, Saturday Night Live alum Schneider, via a curse.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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Patients who have fallen ill from eating poison mushrooms range in age from 19 months to 67 years.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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This comprehensive study provides a materials-by-design playbook for turning the most abundant anion in the ocean—chloride—from a poison into a performance descriptor, paving the way for truly seawater-robust energy storage and conversion devices, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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In this version of the classic tale, Peter is Wendy's father, and James, the book’s Captain Hook, plans to seduce her to get back at his nemesis.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Formerly a longtime nemesis of the Mets, Kimbrel was one of the best closers of the 2010s.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2026
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In those participants, the disease was not associated with any changes in brain size or evidence of damage.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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During an appearance on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, Horton took the time to promote a charity seeking to raise funds for the organization Pancreatic Cancer UK, while also sharing a sweet tribute to the late Harry Potter star, who died from the disease in 2016 at age 69.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Michigan Legislature passed a law in 2008 meant to protect the public from harmful electronic waste toxics.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Dec. 2025
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East Bay parks officials say hikers should beware of an unusually large number of toxic — and potentially deadly — mushrooms sprouting across the region.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Bane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bane. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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