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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Recent Examples of plight
Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 20 Aug. 2025
From about the 1960s on, there was a flood of sympathetic literature and other popular media about their plight.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Latino history in the U.S. is plighted with systemic issues from mass deportations in the 1920s and 1930s, to poor working conditions for farm workers, to segregated schools, to arrests and stereotypes during the war on drugs.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Verb
In the series’ trailer, which was released Wednesday, everything’s falling apart for Jake, just as Vince shows face to make his plight even worse.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 20 Aug. 2025
From about the 1960s on, there was a flood of sympathetic literature and other popular media about their plight.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plight
Noun
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Talking about his predicament in a shaded wedge of grass near the center of Harvard Yard, Sial speaks with a mixture of passion, frustration and weariness, pushing back the shaggy hair that frequently falls over his eyes.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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All of that resonates with the predicament of Lily Bart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a corner Reluctance to cut welfare spending and raise taxes, while promising big-ticket spending on the NHS, defense, infrastructure and education, means that Labour has boxed itself into a corner, Peel Hunt's Chief Economist Kallum Pickering told CNBC.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike some products that promise glow-in-the-dark illumination that barely shows, our testers found that the Takeya Actives Kids Water Bottle fully delivered on its promise.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The starting point is learning to cultivate present-moment awareness and simply noticing your anxiety.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The former leader — who faces decades in prison if convicted — has vowed to stand in next year’s presidential election despite a ban against him running, a stance analysts believe will damage the right’s chances of returning to power.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, Kraft Heinz sold both its Planters nut business and its natural cheese business, vowing to reinvest the money into higher-growth brands like P3 protein snacks and Lunchables.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because eventually, these small inconveniences pale in comparison to the greater goals and purposes that your club gives you.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The inconvenience this causes should be enough to upset Americans, let alone the fact that these are constitutionally dubious.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Others see it as a money grab in which the country is being mortgaged in the name of fighting criminal gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Masha confesses to an affair with married army officer Vershinin (James Lewis), while Andrey admits to having mortgaged the family home, without his sisters’ consent, to pay his gambling debts.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
Peoplemag,
5 May 2023
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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
Verb
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Amazon is overflowing with fashion deals this week — including a pair of stylish sneakers that shoppers with wide feet swear by.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many societies in the past have linked swearing to blasphemy or sin.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Plight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plight. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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