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as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
proper hand washing will help prevent the spread of most pestilent diseases
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as in annoying
causing annoyance
pestilent reporters hounding him night and day
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as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death
pestilent diseases such as bubonic plague and smallpox
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Recent Examples of pestilent
The high densities of brine flies — so dense shorelines can look like they are matted with tar — are an indication of a healthy lake, not a pestilent one.
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Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
But the tropical type of milkweed survives cold winters, and so does its pestilent guest.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2015
The former was true in the Pelicans' Game 4 as the eagle-wingspan need small forward Jones' and pestilent 6-foot Alvarado's varied physical traits held him to a playoff career-low four points and caused three turnovers.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022
Island living looks like a privilege when the world is pestilent.
—New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020
Herbicides also are available to contend with the pestilent plant.
—cleveland, 30 June 2020
At the time, the miasmatic theory of disease—the idea that illness was caused by foul, pestilent odors—had made its way to Boston from England, and undoubtedly influenced the decision to fill in the pond.
—Betsy Mason, National Geographic, 13 June 2017
Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
But the tropical type of milkweed survives cold winters, and so does its pestilent guest.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2015
The former was true in the Pelicans' Game 4 as the eagle-wingspan need small forward Jones' and pestilent 6-foot Alvarado's varied physical traits held him to a playoff career-low four points and caused three turnovers.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022
Island living looks like a privilege when the world is pestilent.
—New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020
Herbicides also are available to contend with the pestilent plant.
—cleveland, 30 June 2020
At the time, the miasmatic theory of disease—the idea that illness was caused by foul, pestilent odors—had made its way to Boston from England, and undoubtedly influenced the decision to fill in the pond.
—Betsy Mason, National Geographic, 13 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pestilent
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Raw milk and some types of raw cheese can be a source of many kinds of germs, and lab tests show that bird flu virus in raw milk can be infectious.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Milk with high concentrations of the virus can easily spread within the milking parlor; through rodents and other animals; or via humans carrying infectious material on their clothing or farm equipment.Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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By Marci Robin December 19, 2024 Normally, know-it-alls are kind of annoying.Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
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But for Netflix’s biggest series, as annoying as this is, there are not exactly mountains of evidence that this matters for its biggest series.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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What's New Kevin Underwood died by lethal injection in Oklahoma on Thursday in the nation's 25th and final execution of the year.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The execution of Kevin Ray Underwood by lethal injection, which was conducted on his 45th birthday, came after the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board unanimously rejected his request for clemency last week in the death of his young neighbor, Jamie Rose Bolin.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 July 2024
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Hospitalizations for strokes related to opioid use and infective endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of the heart’s lining and valves, increased in people under 45 from 2006 through 2015, coinciding with the opioid epidemic’s onset, the authors added.Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 May 2024
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Inspiring or irritating, empowering or exploitative, maternal or manipulative — with many shades of gray in between — female mentorship is a common dynamic in many of 2024’s most affecting stories.Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Windows 11 is still an appalling tablet OS with a crippling lack of touch-friendly apps, and the stylus has an irritating input lag that makes scribbling on screen unsatisfactory.Barry Collins, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Brand new Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Peacock) Jan. 2 Just days before Christmas in 1988, the UK saw its deadliest terror attack in history when a Pan Am flight was blown up over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people.Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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The most recent recalls include supplements that contain potentially deadly prescription diabetes drugs, salmon that may be contaminated with listeria bacteria and bread that may be contaminated with metal.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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However, the past two seasons have been frustrating for Alexander, as injuries have plagued him since his career year in 2022.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The near silence from our own government over the past 12 days has been frustrating.Tony Hunter, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
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The bill also had money to make solvent the World Trade Center Health Program to treat the heroes and victims of 9/11 who were sickened by the poisonous air rising up from Ground Zero.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Burning dirty gas inside our homes and buildings releases nitrogen oxides (NOx), a family of poisonous, highly reactive gases.Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Pestilent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pestilent. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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