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Recent Examples of infest
Prevent extra potting soil from becoming infested by storing it off the ground in a closed container.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
In 2021, La Jolla residents started reporting dead or dying palm trees that were found to be infested by weevils.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Many units are poorly ventilated, windowless, and often infested with cockroaches, rats and bed bugs.
—Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Exclude ants by baiting them at the base of your specimen infested with the fungus or apply Vaseline to the trunk of the tree or branches of the shrub in a two-inch wide band.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
In 2021, La Jolla residents started reporting dead or dying palm trees that were found to be infested by weevils.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Many units are poorly ventilated, windowless, and often infested with cockroaches, rats and bed bugs.
—Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Exclude ants by baiting them at the base of your specimen infested with the fungus or apply Vaseline to the trunk of the tree or branches of the shrub in a two-inch wide band.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infest
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Anto, a Parisian cop of Corsican origin, swore as a child to his brother – killed in a vendetta – to break the cycle of vengeance that has plagued their family for generations.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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Considering the supply chain disruptions that have plagued the retail industry since April 2, stores have a greater need for inventory while manufacturers have often found themselves with goods—particularly of the seasonal variety—that arrived too late and are no longer needed.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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In a previous book of poetry, Reigns detailed the life of David Johnson Acer, a small-town Florida dentist who was accused by eight patients of infecting them with HIV: A Quilt for David (2021, City Lights Publishers).—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Last year, 11 people were infected by West Nile virus in the Hoosier State, according to the Indiana Department of Health.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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Delegates had arrived in the city hoping to finalize a treaty by Thursday, having already overrun their original deadline to complete the agreement by the end of 2024.—
Joseph Winters,
Wired News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Trump and his team described the U.S. capital as besieged by chaos, and eager to be overrun by law enforcement.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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Adam crawls along the floor, left, about to put his finger in an electrical outlet, right, while his baby watches from afar.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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This setup enabled the robots to crawl using sequential contractions and relaxation—much like a caterpillar.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Aug. 2025
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Save for that final two-minute drill led by Richardson, the Colts’ offense was overwhelmed by the Packers defense for the majority of the two-hour practice.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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When hurricanes arrive in rapid succession, emergency services can get overwhelmed, supply chains can be cut off and infrastructure still damaged from a recent storm becomes more vulnerable.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infest. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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