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Recent Examples of infest
What begins as a genial, possibly sentimental coming-of-age tale turns out to harbor a wormy heart, infested with dysfunction and abuse deep.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The beetles infest a tree by the end of summer and wait patiently in the wood.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2025
With clapboard hulls, brick keels and carpeted decks, these battleships were more likely infested with squirrels, more likely circled by pigeons than albatrosses.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
My coleus leaves and stems are starting to be infested with mealybugs.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The beetles infest a tree by the end of summer and wait patiently in the wood.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2025
With clapboard hulls, brick keels and carpeted decks, these battleships were more likely infested with squirrels, more likely circled by pigeons than albatrosses.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
My coleus leaves and stems are starting to be infested with mealybugs.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infest
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No mysteries plagued Preller this summer as far as which Padres positions needed upgrades ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Diversity in jury pools have been longstanding issues plaguing the criminal justice system.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Swimmer's itch is a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites that infect some birds and mammals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Measles is one of the most contagious viruses to infect humans, and can linger in the air up to two hours.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
14 Aug. 2025
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On March 11, 1968, Vietnamese commandos overran the site in Laos with grenades and mortars, and the American men sought safety on a narrow ledge atop the mountain.—
Lauren Brensel,
Sun Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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In nearly identical claims, the attorneys alleged the city failed to maintain a safe runway safety area and runway protection zone at Falcon Field Airport and failed to install a form of barrier to prevent an aircraft from overrunning the runway and entering the public roadway.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 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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Don’t be afraid to refuse additional tasks that could overwhelm you.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Flett remembers feeling vindicated as the number of calls briefly overwhelmed the switchboard.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infest. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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