as in predicament
a very bad or difficult situation
—usually singular
The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight. the plight of the unemployed
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Recent Examples of plight
Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
Dara Horn; illustrated by Theo Ellsworth Norton Books for Young Readers; ages 8 and up
In this wildly imagined, time-travel graphic novel, a family’s seder drags on for six long months, a plight recalled by the teenage son, the story’s protagonist.
—Penny Schwartz, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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Noun
There’s no urgent need to get courts to reevaluate her plight.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
Dara Horn; illustrated by Theo Ellsworth Norton Books for Young Readers; ages 8 and up
In this wildly imagined, time-travel graphic novel, a family’s seder drags on for six long months, a plight recalled by the teenage son, the story’s protagonist.
—Penny Schwartz, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Latino history in the U.S. is plighted with systemic issues from mass deportations in the 1920s and 1930s, to poor working conditions for farm workers, to segregated schools, to arrests and stereotypes during the war on drugs.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plight
Noun
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Chantelle and Kelly, two flight attendants on vacation in the U.K., spoke to Newsweek about their unique predicament.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the Heat’s case, the franchise’s unfortunate predicament stems mostly from personnel decisions involving veteran players, decisions largely made by team president Pat Riley with input from several others.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This was the beginning of the end for the Suns promising future.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In short, Doom: The Dark Ages promises to be the best entry in the series yet.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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They are marketed as an alternative for pain relief, anxiety, and sleep disorders.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Recently announced job cuts at Johns Hopkins University, one of Maryland’s largest employers, and tens of thousands of others across the nation, however, are happening with an unsettling speed and efficiency, leaving countless workers in a state of anxiety, uncertainty and despair.—
Alan M. Langlieb,
Baltimore Sun,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Amid protests from Republican districts enjoying the IRA’s manufacturing boom, Trump is vowing to kill many of these ideas in the cradle.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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How soon could the Education Department go away? States and other organizations are vowing to bring lawsuits to halt the dismantling of the department, which could slow things down.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But far from being just another inconvenience, their droppings have actually played a vital role in shaping American history.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Authorities claim that the 57-year-old sought to remedy her flight inconvenience by drowning Tywinn in an Orlando International Airport women’s bathroom and leaving the dog behind.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rather than mortgaging the farm system for a name like Cease or Castillo, acquiring Fedde would be safer, albeit a much lower reward, for Cleveland.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Enacting real property rights in space would create a marketplace for buying, selling, renting and mortgaging property.—
Wayne N White Jr,
The Conversation,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
Peoplemag,
5 May 2023
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Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
5 Dec. 2019
Verb
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Everyone else in the cast, among them Kathryn Hahn as a marketing exec and Ike Barinholtz as Matt's righthand man (who wanted his job), races alongside Rogen, screaming, gushing, swearing, competing, elbowing, arguing.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Allegations should be sworn under penalty of perjury to prevent false claims, and individuals facing an order would have the opportunity to respond in court.—
Eric Gonzalez,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Plight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plight. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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