as in to afflict
to cause persistent suffering to
a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month
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Recent Examples of bedevil
Sheriffs and other local officials in New Jersey demanded more action from the federal government Saturday in getting to the bottom of a spate of drone sightings that has bedeviled authorities and sparked alarm among residents.
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Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
But Congress, ultimately, controls the purse, a fact that has bedeviled Presidents of both parties.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Construction of the new house, which started in 2019, has been bedeviled with delays, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Problems highlighted in the report echo issues that bedeviled millions of taxpayers during the pandemic, when the IRS shuttered its offices, causing many returns to get caught in a bottleneck, delaying refunds.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
But Congress, ultimately, controls the purse, a fact that has bedeviled Presidents of both parties.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Construction of the new house, which started in 2019, has been bedeviled with delays, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Problems highlighted in the report echo issues that bedeviled millions of taxpayers during the pandemic, when the IRS shuttered its offices, causing many returns to get caught in a bottleneck, delaying refunds.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedevil
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This, in turn, led to waves of protest and a series of arsons that afflicted 24 churches over the next two years.—
The Editors,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2025
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Egg prices have jumped to all-time highs due in part to an outbreak of avian flu, or bird flu, that has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the US since 2022.—
Jennifer Hauser,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Also Read ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Doc Soars into Wide Release Osbourne, 76, has been plagued with health problems since his last proper concerts in 2018 and is currently unable to walk.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Like many police departments across the country, RPD has been plagued by a large number of unfilled positions since the pandemic and the wider cultural response to George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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After the war broke out, Lina insisted on helping shield the persecuted – Jews and Roma, among them – at great risk.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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According to court records, two plaintiffs fled Afghanistan due to fears that the Taliban might persecute them over their support for the United States.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The funeral meats were not yet cold when Mahler-Werfel began to be besieged by men who wished to take charge of her.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Thousands of structures have been damaged in the fires that have besieged Los Angeles.—
Maxwell Williams,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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However, she has already been beset by problems including around a New York fashion brand with the same name and suggestions the logo is similar to a coat of arms for a Spanish town.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The surge is supplementing an unreliable grid beset by aging infrastructure and a fuel shortage.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Bedevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedevil. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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