1
as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life
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2
as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
the unsuspecting tourists were suddenly beset by robbers
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Recent Examples of beset
Indeed, finance takes place in a world beset by change.
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The tournament has been beset with fears over seat pricing and turnout, but the Azteca stadium was full and in carnival mode, with beer and paper sombreros raining from the stands.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
But there's been a spike in attacks in the park related to the armed conflict that's beset the region for more than 30 years.
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Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
Haiti’s national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 52 years, but players had to train abroad as the Caribbean nation is beset by gang control of most of its capital and a humanitarian crisis.
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Greg Cote
june 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The tournament has been beset with fears over seat pricing and turnout, but the Azteca stadium was full and in carnival mode, with beer and paper sombreros raining from the stands.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
But there's been a spike in attacks in the park related to the armed conflict that's beset the region for more than 30 years.
—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
Haiti’s national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 52 years, but players had to train abroad as the Caribbean nation is beset by gang control of most of its capital and a humanitarian crisis.
—
Greg Cote
june 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beset
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Instead, Isaac, 28, will become an unrestricted free agent after nine years in Orlando that were plagued by injury.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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He is accused of attacking a 27-year-old man with a beer mug inside the Hula Bar on Saturday night.
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Liv Morgan controversially interrupted Iyo Sky's coronation, attacking her and forcing a tap-out.
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They are both afflicted by cognitive and/or hearing issues.
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Two-thirds of respondents afflicted with alpha-gal reported anxiety or depressive disorders in a 2025 University of Missouri survey.
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The unrest began in mid-March but has intensified, leaving at least three dead as vigilantes armed with spears, clubs, and whips assaulted migrants and destroyed their homes.
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Witnesses told police that the victim had called and reported that O’Neal had assaulted her, the witnesses told police.
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Representatives of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine have been persecuted.
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Pennsylvania’s 1682 frame of government promised that law-abiding people would not be persecuted for their religious views or forced to worship.
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Kerr’s home in Florida was raided by the FBI on the same day.
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And try not to raid your retirement savings for a household expense.
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Boston was besieged by the Tartan Army.
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Boris Yeltsin, to everyone’s shock, had then walked through the crowd and climbed one of the Soviet tanks besieging him.
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Michael Ovitz, the co-founder of CAA, stormed out of a deposition on June 1 after being asked about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Two years ago, Delva was forced to flee his neighborhood of Solino after gangs stormed in and razed much of it to the ground.
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beset. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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