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Recent Examples of infest
People who travel to outbreak areas, spend time among livestock animals, sleep outdoors, and have an open wound are at greater risk of becoming infested with screwworm, the CDC noted.
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Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Sometimes, the bug can infest people.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
In places where the flies are present, people can also become infested.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The larvae infest the food but can move some distance away to pupate, spinning a silken cocoon and attaching to the wall, under a shelf, or inside a box of food.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Sometimes, the bug can infest people.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
In places where the flies are present, people can also become infested.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The larvae infest the food but can move some distance away to pupate, spinning a silken cocoon and attaching to the wall, under a shelf, or inside a box of food.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infest
Verb
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His push to deploy federal forces to cities plagued by crime and to pursue mid-decade redistricting has drawn sharp resistance.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Aug. 2025
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If exposed to an infected person, 90% of unvaccinated people will become infected.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Not everyone infected with TB gets symptoms, but those with active cases can suffer from a persistent cough, including coughing up blood or sputum, chest pain, fever, and fatigue.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In April, Zamzam, Sudan's largest refugee camp, home to more than half a million people, was overrun by the RSF, leaving hundreds dead, including aid workers from Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and Relief International.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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Although the city had previously cleared Columbus Park, RVs and encampments returned and overran the public space.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The delicate mention of woody flavors never overwhelms the agave, and the nose maintains that equity as well.—
Andy Vasoyan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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And even before the storm made landfall, the levees protecting New Orleans began to fail, overwhelmed by heavy rain and massive storm surges.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infest. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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