blights 1 of 2

plural of blight

blights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blights
Noun
  • However, even high-quality 2D materials can have atomic defects, like missing sulfur or selenium atoms, which affect electrical behavior.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Marijuana may damage oocytes — unfertilized eggs in female ovaries — in ways researchers worry may lead to infertility, miscarriage and possible genetic defects in babies, new research has found.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • How childhood food insecurity fuels eating disorder risk Lacking consistent access to food harms children’s physical health and well-being in the short term and puts them at higher risk for significant mental health problems in the future.
    Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • By continuing to engage with these entities, the Academy risks aligning with a system that inadvertently harms the very people these sanctions aim to protect.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.
    Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Use Vulnerable Anecdotes Use anecdotes that show your scars, not just your successes.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While alcohol typically impairs coordination and reaction time, drugs present a more complex picture.
    Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This imbalance undermines trust, impairs decision-making and fuels agency problems.
    Michael Hilb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Always pay your bills on time, ideally through automatic payments, to avoid late marks on your record.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This marks carne asada's fourth return to the menu since it was originally introduced in 2019.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Automobility directly or indirectly causes one in 34 deaths annually, injures more than 100 million people a year, and has killed as many people as the two World Wars combined.
    Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • If a dog that has not been officially declared dangerous severely injures or kills a person when unprovoked, authorities may confiscate the dog, and the dog’s owner is liable for the incident.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This interaction damages skin cells and can trigger irritation, redness, stinging or burning.
    Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If the power outage is specific to your home, say a lightning strike damages your electrical system, things change.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Blights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blights. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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