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plagued by a cough for all of last week
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Recent Examples of plagued
Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Lack of depth also plagued — a contrast from last year, when the four-line threat was huge.
—Greg Cote
april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Giveaways plagued Denver to start the period and gave Seattle momentum, but Summit responded encouragingly, particularly after right back Ayo Oke subbed on in the 60th minute.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
The company says building out west will also avoid the tragedy that has plagued the south Florida route, where trains run at street level, through crowded neighborhoods.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Bono’s embrace of Christianity (his mother was Protestant, his father, Catholic) has been a cornerstone of U2’s music from the beginning, but so has questioning religion and reconciling faith in a world plagued by suffering.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
For the first time in five years at UConn, Fudd made it through all 39 games in 2025-26 without so much as a scare after injuries plagued her first three and a half seasons.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
But as these researchers are the first to admit, the difficulty of defining intelligence is as old as the study of thinking itself—and has plagued artificial intelligence as a field from its very earliest days.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Four-hour wait times that plagued some airports last week dropped to mere minutes as some TSA employees saw weeks of back pay pop up in their bank accounts.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Whereas Phoebe lacks inhibitions, Valerie is plagued by them, and the contrasting sitcom formats of Friends (multi-cam) and The Comeback (mockumentary) call for totally different performance styles.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Lack of depth also plagued — a contrast from last year, when the four-line threat was huge.
—Greg Cote
april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Giveaways plagued Denver to start the period and gave Seattle momentum, but Summit responded encouragingly, particularly after right back Ayo Oke subbed on in the 60th minute.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
The company says building out west will also avoid the tragedy that has plagued the south Florida route, where trains run at street level, through crowded neighborhoods.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Bono’s embrace of Christianity (his mother was Protestant, his father, Catholic) has been a cornerstone of U2’s music from the beginning, but so has questioning religion and reconciling faith in a world plagued by suffering.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
For the first time in five years at UConn, Fudd made it through all 39 games in 2025-26 without so much as a scare after injuries plagued her first three and a half seasons.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
But as these researchers are the first to admit, the difficulty of defining intelligence is as old as the study of thinking itself—and has plagued artificial intelligence as a field from its very earliest days.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Four-hour wait times that plagued some airports last week dropped to mere minutes as some TSA employees saw weeks of back pay pop up in their bank accounts.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagued
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However, they are widely considered to be highly capable, especially for coalition warfare, despite some technical issues that have afflicted them in their first years of service.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Our mission is to feed the hungry, comfort the afflicted and offer hope to those in need, including the LGBTQ community.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Eduiot site includes photographs and audiovisual material, and features the accounts of parents, siblings, cousins, nephews and nieces of Jews persecuted and disappeared under the dictatorship.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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The helpless and much persecuted turtles were cooked in a rich, creamy soup with chunks of meat.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The United Kingdom hosted a virtual summit Thursday with over three dozen countries seeking to establish a plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a frustrated White House orders them to figure the issue out for themselves.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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The frustrated plaintiffs turned to a second funeral home two weeks later.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bundy tortured, raped and killed dozens of young women in more than half a dozen states in the 1970s.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Estimates suggest that as many as 1,900 Jews were abducted, tortured and murdered by the military junta during the six-year Dirty War, when many sources say 30,000 people were disappeared.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Officers arrested Granger on Tuesday and charged him with rape, aggravated assault, malice murder, and two counts of felony murder.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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In December, a jury convicted Moore for aggravated battery to a peace officer causing great bodily harm and resisting a peace officer, per the news release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Early on, the Biden team had been besieged with desperate pleas to ship more of the then scarce vaccine.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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When news circulated about the gathering, Temple Emanu-El was besieged with inquiries from the local media.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Yates alleges that Ebert had driven up to the house, honked his horn, and cursed at him before driving off.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the days leading up to the wedding, however, Rachel discovers that her bloodline has been cursed.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Projects will be judged on several criteria, including the project’s creativity and the use of tested and accurate AI.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
4 Sep. 2025
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Every batch of ice cream, even those with tested and confirmed recipes, requires a lot of tasting and adjusting.—
Maggie Hiufu Wong,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Plagued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagued. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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