as in plaguing
to cause persistent suffering to
a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month
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Recent Examples of bedeviling
But they haven’t been observed directly helping with the long security lines bedeviling passengers and their Department of Homeland Security colleagues in the Transportation Security Administration.
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Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
In a joint interview with the Chronicle, Uzelac and Executive Director Jennifer Delacroix blamed the cancellation on factors bedeviling many performing arts companies struggling to recover from the pandemic.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
This is just the latest in a string of shellfish heists bedeviling the Northeast where lobster, crabs, and oysters have gone missing in recent weeks.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
There is a gaping hole in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska — a critical shortage bedeviling US forecasts and the National Weather Service since layoffs hit the agency as part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s push to shrink the federal government back in February.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The argument isn’t without merit – since ESPN already has rights to these clips there isn’t much of the copyright concern bedeviling its parent company.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
In a joint interview with the Chronicle, Uzelac and Executive Director Jennifer Delacroix blamed the cancellation on factors bedeviling many performing arts companies struggling to recover from the pandemic.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
This is just the latest in a string of shellfish heists bedeviling the Northeast where lobster, crabs, and oysters have gone missing in recent weeks.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
There is a gaping hole in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska — a critical shortage bedeviling US forecasts and the National Weather Service since layoffs hit the agency as part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s push to shrink the federal government back in February.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The argument isn’t without merit – since ESPN already has rights to these clips there isn’t much of the copyright concern bedeviling its parent company.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeviling
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The incident is one in a string of recent crimes that have been plaguing San Fernando Valley residents.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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As those dry earlier, so do fuels lower down, exacerbating a drought already plaguing the West’s high plains.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
15 Apr. 2026
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Gene-drive technology might be able to make wildlife less likely to spread diseases such as the one afflicting the rabbits, or malaria.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
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For Yuldosheva and her neighbors, finding their landlord is one of many problems afflicting their six-story building near Yankee Stadium.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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But so often left unsaid by Gu are the moral ambiguities that come with choosing to represent a country that has been heavily criticized by Human Rights Watch, among other watchdog groups, for denying rights of freedom of expression and for persecuting government critics.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The term refers to biblical passages in which Jesus described Jews in specific communities who were persecuting the early Christians.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Bedeviling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeviling. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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