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verb

past tense of bedevil

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Recent Examples of bedeviled
Verb
The Arizona Board of Regents retained William Morris Endeavor (WME) as a consultant to help tackle the post-COVID financial challenges that have bedeviled the main campuses and athletic departments of Arizona and Arizona State, the state’s two largest public universities. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025 The issue of how aggressively to go after Russian oil and gas bedeviled America and its allies during the Biden administration. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 That arrangement was always intended to be temporary, but for nearly two decades, the details of unwinding such massive institutions have bedeviled three presidential administrations. Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025 One of the things that bedeviled American politics this century is our close elections, which has made our parties and their leaders miserly with their political capital. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 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 The violence that bedeviled New Orleans in the first years of the pandemic has receded substantially, with major drops in the number of homicides, carjackings and armed robberies. Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 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. Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeviled
Adjective
  • In the two years since Tommy Elliott was killed in a mass shooting, Maryanne Elliott’s grief has, in turns, left her aghast and overwhelmed, bewildered and incapacitated, grateful and wanting to die.
    Kristina Goetz, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In the now-viral video, the tuxedo cat crawls out from under the bed, wide-eyed and bewildered.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The feeling in the crowd was a kind of dazed submission.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • While fielding applause at her Symphony Center show on Friday, harpist Brandee Younger made a dazed confession.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Ringo was yellow submarines and octopus gardens, the mascot little brother, despite being the eldest Beatle, and the best at flittering above the feuds that afflicted the trio of geniuses around him.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Unfortunately, this fresh ailment has afflicted him for the majority of his 2024-25 run.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • If readers are confused, consider yet again that Instagram could claim all of 30 million users when its acquisition was announced.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Those who lost their Medicaid health care reported being unaware or confused about how to report work hours.
    Phil Galewitz, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The distracted driver hit two cars, both heading west, after reportedly going left of center, OSHP's Chardon Post Trooper William Head confirmed, per the outlet.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Maria Espinosa was walking her son Misael Rico, then 6 years old, to school in January 2011 when a distracted driver jumped a curb and pinned the boy beneath the vehicle, the family said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Back in 2023, Skrillex resurfaced unexpectedly with two new albums at once—Quest for Fire and Don’t Get Too Close—to showcase how his rattling bass juggernauts had evolved and his newfound grasp on dizzy emo-rap had tightened.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Arielle appears to have repeatedly expressed her unease with the hike, including the steep height and feeling dizzy after taking a photo on a tree.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Bedeviled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeviled. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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