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bedeviled

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verb

past tense of bedevil

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Recent Examples of bedeviled
Verb
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 Rosenberg also held certain rights to Young Blood creations, a point that bedeviled Liefeld for years. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024 But Congress, ultimately, controls the purse, a fact that has bedeviled Presidents of both parties. Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024 But the East Coast outpost, which originally was slated to open in June, has been bedeviled by a series of setbacks, from construction snafus to red-tape issues with the city’s landmarks preservation watchdogs to lengthy struggles over building permits. Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024 And so, a fearful month begins, bedeviled by US electoral paralysis, in which any notions of the outgoing Biden administration being able to rein in Israel seem a little fanciful. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024 The hardware problem has bedeviled generations of smart glasses, and there still isn’t a neat fix. Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024 Evaluating Russia’s cyber-operations in Ukraine is impossible without accounting for the multiple tactical and strategic errors that have bedeviled other aspects of Moscow’s military campaign. David Cattler, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeviled
Adjective
  • Spaun looked bewildered as Rory stalked past him toward the 17th green.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Case in point: his goal for Portugal Under-17s against Morocco in September 2023, a ludicrous solo effort that left a trail of dazed defenders scratching their heads and wondering what the hell had just happened.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For example, the same researchers at Cornell University who invented the new goggles have previously shown a reduction in blood flow in the brains of mice afflicted with the condition.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Terrified, the patient almost reflexively asked her surgeon to remove both of her breasts, even though the cancer afflicted only one side.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • While older teens might appreciate its message about family and independence, younger kids will likely be more confused than entertained.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • More than 3,300 Americans died in distracted driving crashes in 2022, according to federal statistics.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The Heat crowd was typical in its distracted energy.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • However, anyone attempting to follow the bouncing tariff proposals may get dizzy.
    Bruce Yandle, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Maddie looks dizzy and panicked (more great face acting from Jennifer Love Hewitt).
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Bedeviled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeviled. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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