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as in plagued
to cause persistent suffering to
the young man was racked with guilt over the lie he had told to his parents the country has been racked by years of civil war
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as in pulled
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure
she racked her brain trying to remember where she'd put the money the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds
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Recent Examples of racked
How did the virulent nationalism and fraught politics of France’s interwar period—no less racked by crisis than its nuclear-era dénouement—inform the artist’s approach to figure and form?
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Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
During the Arab Spring revolts of the early 2010s, Cairo was routinely racked by blackouts, and Mansour teamed up with an architect friend to experiment with rooftop solar on houses.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Outside, Laredo-Arellano can be seen on security video attempting to get between the women and stop them from shoving one another, a few moments before Barocio’s friend, 34-year-old Angelo Delacruz, of Antioch, pulled out a gun and racked it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
And many churches, schools and homeowners, burned by high utility bills or racked with climate concerns, have pursued residential solar projects.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Italy's domestic baseball league has been racked by financial challenges in recent decades.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The country is still racked by gang violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Much of Tuesday’s suit focuses on the spring of 2024, when increasingly tumultuous protests over Israel’s war in Gaza racked UCLA.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
During the fight, Anthony pulled out a firearm, racked the slide and began yelling at one of the members of the opposing group, witnesses told police.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2026
Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
During the Arab Spring revolts of the early 2010s, Cairo was routinely racked by blackouts, and Mansour teamed up with an architect friend to experiment with rooftop solar on houses.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Outside, Laredo-Arellano can be seen on security video attempting to get between the women and stop them from shoving one another, a few moments before Barocio’s friend, 34-year-old Angelo Delacruz, of Antioch, pulled out a gun and racked it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
And many churches, schools and homeowners, burned by high utility bills or racked with climate concerns, have pursued residential solar projects.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Italy's domestic baseball league has been racked by financial challenges in recent decades.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The country is still racked by gang violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Much of Tuesday’s suit focuses on the spring of 2024, when increasingly tumultuous protests over Israel’s war in Gaza racked UCLA.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
During the fight, Anthony pulled out a firearm, racked the slide and began yelling at one of the members of the opposing group, witnesses told police.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racked
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East Harlem has long been plagued by affordability issues.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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But the Cubs’ offensive woes plagued them more than a misthrow from their reliever.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Weathers was charged an additional run after issuing a leadoff walk in the sixth and getting pulled from the game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The picture represented every second of invisible labor that pulled me away from the little people who mattered most to me, all the work that stole my ability to be present in those moments and remember them, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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These are important messages for a world afflicted by war and division.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Conspiracy Theorist Reformed One of the patients afflicted by the deadly virus was a man who came across as a conspiracy theorist.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Trump implemented a program offering migration and asylum to white Afrikaners who feel persecuted in South Africa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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For years, deportations could be indefinitely delayed if an immigrant successfully argued that they’d be tortured or persecuted if they were returned home.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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He was severely injured after being shot down in 1967 over North Vietnam and was tortured during his time as a prisoner of war.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Racked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racked. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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