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as in curse
a source of harm or misfortune
regarding the new laborsaving machinery as a bane, the 19th-century Luddites went about destroying it in protest
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as in poison
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
a plant that is believed to be the bane of the wolf
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Recent Examples of bane
Below that class of contenders, though, the Heat have had an opportunity to resemble the likes of the Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks (29-24), Detroit Pistons (29-26) and Orlando Magic (27-29), but a pattern of close losses has been the bane of Miami’s existence.
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James Jackson, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Radio-frequency jamming is the bane of drones and reportedly prevents a large proportion of FPVs from reaching their targets.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Single-use plastics, which are not recyclable, have long been the bane of environmental and public health advocates.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
Fans of the 49ers will have to recognize that the Eagles just annihilated an opponent in the Chiefs that has been the bane of their existence since Shanahan arrived.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
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James Jackson, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Radio-frequency jamming is the bane of drones and reportedly prevents a large proportion of FPVs from reaching their targets.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Single-use plastics, which are not recyclable, have long been the bane of environmental and public health advocates.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
Fans of the 49ers will have to recognize that the Eagles just annihilated an opponent in the Chiefs that has been the bane of their existence since Shanahan arrived.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bane
Noun
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Then, Democrats have to be thinking about what happens if Republicans only have a mild case of the midterm curse.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Flubber can do anything, which is both a blessing and a curse for Professor Brainard.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Patients became enraged when doctors refused to prescribe it and poison control calls spiked.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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The study, which analyzed nonfatal fentanyl exposures in children aged 0–19 reported to U.S. poison centers across 49 states from 2015 to 2023, showed the number of severe incidents is on the rise.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Comedian, actor and Donald Trump nemesis Rosie O’Donnell has become the latest stand-up celebrity to flee the U.S. in the wake of the president’s reelection.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The novel is a pas de trois (dance for three) starring Natalia, her partner, Alexander, and her nemesis, Dmitri.—
The Know,
The Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder affecting the nervous system that worsens over time, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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An outbreak in Texas has dominated headlines recently as the death of an unvaccinated school-age child was the first fatality from the disease in the U.S. since 2015.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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In Colorado, the process to choose the five priority air toxics included consulting with multiple stakeholders.—
Jenni Shearston,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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What these arguments fail to understand is that DEI protections were put in place for certain groups because of historically discriminatory hiring practices and to course-correct toxic, racist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, and sexist workplaces.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Bane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bane. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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