as in to afflict
to cause persistent suffering to
a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month
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Recent Examples of bedevil
The co-heads of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, recently bedeviled by a string of flops and whispers about their futures at the company, addressed the whole of their corporate parent Warner Bros.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Capital Cat Cafe first teased its opening to huge fanfare in 2021; more than three years later, the aspiring Boulevard Park business has yet to open its doors, bedeviled by one delay after another.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025
We all have been bedeviled at times by bureaucratic snafus (and snares), and so improvement is necessary.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Who knows; Trump’s expansive use of tariffs and belligerent treatment of American allies overseas may yet reopen fissures with elements of the center-right that bedeviled the president in his first term and helped sink his 2020 reelection bid.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Capital Cat Cafe first teased its opening to huge fanfare in 2021; more than three years later, the aspiring Boulevard Park business has yet to open its doors, bedeviled by one delay after another.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025
We all have been bedeviled at times by bureaucratic snafus (and snares), and so improvement is necessary.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Who knows; Trump’s expansive use of tariffs and belligerent treatment of American allies overseas may yet reopen fissures with elements of the center-right that bedeviled the president in his first term and helped sink his 2020 reelection bid.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedevil
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Violent crime, meanwhile, is a scourge afflicting every community.—
Sizwe Mpofu Walsh,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Cucumbers are also susceptible to powdery mildew, a problem that afflicts many zinnias.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Inside a Palm Beach County courtroom, Judge Kathleen Kroll is trying to tackle a problem that has plagued Florida schools in recent years: An alarming number of students aren’t showing up for school.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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But visa issues may plague the lead-up to the event — and not just for athletes but the vast Olympics ecosystem, from coaches and families to sponsors and vendors to, of course, attendees.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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In 1968 a Jewish Dutch woman named Selma Vos was persecuted to death along with her husband, Cao Richang, an eminent psychologist who had helped found the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.—
Nan Z. Da
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Abrego Garcia was subject to a 2019 withholding order by a judge forbidding his removal to El Salvador because of concerns he would be persecuted there.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Imagine an aircraft carrier group besieged by a thousand drones in the Persian Gulf or Arabian Sea.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The deadly fire is a heartbreaking ending to a life besieged by challenges.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Therein lies their value to the Chesapeake Bay, which is beset by excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, runoff from farm field fertilizer and sewage treatment plant discharges, among other sources.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Having devoted their lives to service and existential inquiry, chaplains can be well positioned to advise religious devotees, the spiritually curious, or just the average young person beset by angst.—
Cornelia Powers,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2025
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“Bedevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedevil. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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