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Recent Examples of afflictive Perhaps this afflictive uncertainty can be redefined. Krista Stevens, Longreads, 26 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afflictive
Adjective
  • This is especially painful for individuals who are approaching Medicare eligibility, as a conversion might result in substantially higher premiums for Medicare Part B and Part D prescription coverage.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But amidst this painful reality, a story rooted in joy, agency, and radical self-determination is emerging.
    Stephanie Long, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • By the time Leif Davis was sent off on the half-hour for a dangerous foul from behind on Saka, who Arteta said was sore but did not suffer any serious damage, the winger had created a game-high three chances.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • However, Rice – out of Sunday’s lineup – was still stiff, sore and swollen.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Somebody Somewhere is tiny: a gorgeous, introspective, intimate story about a woman with devastatingly mundane problems whose chief obstacle is her own aching sense of grief and dislocation.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.
    Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Afflictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afflictive. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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