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plight 1 of 2

noun

Definition of plightnext
as in predicament
a very bad or difficult situation
—usually singular The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight. the plight of the unemployed

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2 of 2

verb

as in to promise

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Recent Examples of plight
Noun
Her plight highlights how China's pressure against the church and those affiliated with it continues, despite Jin's release. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 But their plight is not caused by a lack of money but by habitual overspending in response to political pressure from school unions. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2026 Getty Images The plight of the A’s in Oakland and the Rays in Tampa Bay has been a Major League Baseball dilemma for decades, spanning the careers of the last two commissioners, Rob Manfred and Bud Selig. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Critics say their plight reflected the city’s broader crackdown on dissent that began after Beijing imposed a separate 2020 security law. — Kanis Leung, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plight
  1. predicament
  2. promise
  3. anxiety
  4. vow
  5. inconvenience
  6. mortgage
  7. tribulation
  8. affiance
Noun
  • Her mother hustled her to hospital, only for the doctors to realize Accurso’s active imagination had left her in the same predicament as Madeline’s friends.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For their part, the Reiners attempted to work through their predicament not just via the therapeutic process but the creative one.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of predicament
Verb
  • Its showrunner Katie Dippold won for writing, promising that from here on out no one could step into her home without seeing her Emmys award.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • These might still be in their infancy but promise a brand new tomorrow that will be drastically different from the present.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of promise
Noun
  • Off-camera, though, Hansen’s self-loathing and anxiety are off the charts.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since the assault, the woman has experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, severe anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of anxiety
Verb
  • Environmental and public health groups called the rollbacks dangerous and vowed to challenge the rules in court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Trump, who has been granted sweeping legal immunity by the Supreme Court, has vowed to issue pardons for members of his team who face investigation.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of vow
Noun
  • At least the latter gives you something to do with yourself during the awkward time that was really just meant for wedding party photo opportunities with no thought of the inconvenience to the guests.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Their objections aren’t just about aesthetics or inconvenience.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of inconvenience
Verb
  • And there is anger at being ignored, sidelined, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us on everything from the economy to climate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • How To Say No Without Damaging Relationships Leaders who never build the time management skill of triage put their most important priorities at risk, mortgaging that work in more ways than one.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of mortgage
Noun
  • New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Irene can do the hard things and get through whatever tribulations get thrown her way.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tribulation
Verb
  • The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
  • Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
Definition of affiance

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“Plight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plight. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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