as in afflicting
to cause persistent suffering to
plagued by a cough for all of last week
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Recent Examples of plaguing
Different aspects can make downtowns undesirable and several issues have been plaguing cities on both sides of the Atlantic recently.
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Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
For one, the blue material likely has no direct relation to the large algal blooms that are also plaguing the monument, according to Tim Auerhahn, chairman of the Aquatic Council.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
For many years, both NASA and its Russian counterpart Roscosmos have struggled to contain persistent leaks plaguing the International Space Station.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
His £55million move to Newcastle from Brentford last summer has proven disastrous so far, with injuries plaguing him and only three goals all season.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Gather together your supplies and follow our easy instructions to control the fruit flies that are plaguing your kitchen.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
But a new wave of spookily Brun-reminiscent unrest is plaguing the town.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Witnessing the severe food shortages plaguing the country in the post-war era, Ando became obsessed with creating a food that would meet those five criteria.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Mass tourism, rising sea levels, and scorching temperatures have been plaguing the unique Italian city.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
For one, the blue material likely has no direct relation to the large algal blooms that are also plaguing the monument, according to Tim Auerhahn, chairman of the Aquatic Council.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
For many years, both NASA and its Russian counterpart Roscosmos have struggled to contain persistent leaks plaguing the International Space Station.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
His £55million move to Newcastle from Brentford last summer has proven disastrous so far, with injuries plaguing him and only three goals all season.
—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Gather together your supplies and follow our easy instructions to control the fruit flies that are plaguing your kitchen.
—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
But a new wave of spookily Brun-reminiscent unrest is plaguing the town.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Witnessing the severe food shortages plaguing the country in the post-war era, Ando became obsessed with creating a food that would meet those five criteria.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Mass tourism, rising sea levels, and scorching temperatures have been plaguing the unique Italian city.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaguing
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Cholera, a waterborne bacterial disease, has unleashed a perilous wave across southern Africa, with active outbreaks currently afflicting five countries in southern and central Africa.
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Never mind the economic turbulence afflicting the country and the world, driven most recently by rising gas prices because of the war in Iran.
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Biden weaponized Law Enforcement against his political opponent, while also persecuting many other innocent people.
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Jack Hayford, the founder of the King’s University, in Texas, claimed that the film was persecuting Christians, who only wanted to be treated equally.
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Boris Yeltsin, to everyone’s shock, had then walked through the crowd and climbed one of the Soviet tanks besieging him.
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Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.
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Henry Bernard Montgomery, 38, was arraigned Monday afternoon on one count of third-degree killing/torturing animals and given a $20,000 bond with a GPS tether.
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In fact, the disease has been torturing humans for at least 5,500 years, according to a study published today in the journal Nature .
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“Plaguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaguing. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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