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Recent Examples of infest
Pathologists soon discovered that some remains were infested with bluebottle fly larvae.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The latter being especially notable in one of the later levels, which is infested by body-horror-type monstrosities, as their screams are genuinely unnerving.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The two lakes — as well as the connecting Kohlman and Keller lakes — will be listed as infested.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
And then some of these astronauts get infested with extraterrestrial bugs, and everything becomes extremely gross.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The latter being especially notable in one of the later levels, which is infested by body-horror-type monstrosities, as their screams are genuinely unnerving.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The two lakes — as well as the connecting Kohlman and Keller lakes — will be listed as infested.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
And then some of these astronauts get infested with extraterrestrial bugs, and everything becomes extremely gross.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infest
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The rest of the cast comes with big question marks after injuries and inconsistency plagued this group last season.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Cobweb Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall — a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the 19th century, Phylloxera bugs infected vineyards across Europe but a solution was found, and viticulture adapted and continued.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Any area where people are touching the same surfaces can be a risk, and people can get infected from touching items in those areas.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The former Sherman Drive-In demolished in 1983 is currently overrun with weeds and bordered by a chain link fence.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Giant furry rhinoceroses overrun Fiyero and Glinda’s wedding, and viewers get a glimpse at Boq’s (Ethan Slater) transformation into The Tin Man.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Textured toys overhead amuse babies on their backs while musical toys entertain during tummy time and when learning to crawl.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Teams have for days meticulously tunneled under the rubble, crawling on their hands and knees searching for signs of life, knowing the unstable structure could again buckle upon them.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Levi’s style hits right at the hips, per one five-foot-two reviewer, and comes with a simple, zip-up design to avoid overwhelming your figure.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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With no relatives in attendance, the weight of his tragedy overwhelmed him.—
Seth Carnell,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infest. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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