1
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
In 1990, Congress authorized this emergency humanitarian relief for noncitizens whose home countries were racked by armed conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary disruptions.
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Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Seeing a person react with kindness and not ridicule – that’s radical at a time when American society seems racked with division and social media encourages public criticism and vitriol.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
Either way, our jaws have been adequately dropped, our nerves properly racked, and our nails thoroughly bitten by the end of each episode.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
The final decade of the artist’s life was itself marked by its own fraught geopolitics, with the political upheaval and global conflict that racked the world in the 1930s, prior to Klee’s death in 1940.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
Police said the sound of a firearm being racked can be heard on the video just before a shot was heard in the dining area.
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Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Sure enough, in a subsequent watch-through-your-fingers climbing scene, a harrowing mishap leaves him dead and Sasha racked with guilt.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
On audio, a pump-action shotgun can be heard being racked.
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Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
19 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.
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Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Seeing a person react with kindness and not ridicule – that’s radical at a time when American society seems racked with division and social media encourages public criticism and vitriol.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
Either way, our jaws have been adequately dropped, our nerves properly racked, and our nails thoroughly bitten by the end of each episode.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
The final decade of the artist’s life was itself marked by its own fraught geopolitics, with the political upheaval and global conflict that racked the world in the 1930s, prior to Klee’s death in 1940.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
Police said the sound of a firearm being racked can be heard on the video just before a shot was heard in the dining area.
—
Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Sure enough, in a subsequent watch-through-your-fingers climbing scene, a harrowing mishap leaves him dead and Sasha racked with guilt.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
On audio, a pump-action shotgun can be heard being racked.
—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
19 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racked
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Yet within weeks of Trump declaring the rehabilitation completed in time for Independence Day, the water was plagued by a vivid green algae bloom that clouded the pool’s coating.
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By the time of the shooting in November 1999, the 5-foot-11, 194-pound Carruth was again being plagued by injuries.
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After the network successfully pulled together a motley crew of Real Housewives offspring and their Manhattan socialite friends last year, the gang is back for a second season in the city.
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Arraez pulled a 1-1 curveball from the Athletics’ Aaron Civale off the top of his right foot and collapsed to the ground in pain.
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They are both afflicted by cognitive and/or hearing issues.
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Two-thirds of respondents afflicted with alpha-gal reported anxiety or depressive disorders in a 2025 University of Missouri survey.
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In Britain, all the large predators had long since been exterminated and the smaller ones (like foxes) were ruthlessly persecuted.
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Supporting people who have too often been, and continue to be, persecuted and othered would be a direct way to address the suffering.
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Pluverge, an ice cream maker at Taste the Tropics, came to the United States on asylum after he was kidnapped and tortured by gang members in his home country.
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This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers.
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“Racked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racked. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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