bedevils

present tense third-person singular of bedevil

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedevils
Verb
  • Every unit can be audited on a public ledger, reducing the opacity that plagues traditional finance.
    Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His voice already had that staticky, far-away quality that plagues international calls, which made Nakia fear he was gone for good.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Motion sickness afflicts one in three adults and one in two children.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the winner’s curse afflicts buyers in other countries remains an open question.
    Fortune, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Bedevils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedevils. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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