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
Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Young’s evacuation services were highlighted in the segments, which focused on the plight of people trying to flee Afghanistan, the court said.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 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
My last phone call with Barbara Rippy took us to a familiar place: her decades-old anger over the plight of the seven children left motherless by Charlotte mass murderer Henry Louis Wallace.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Young’s evacuation services were highlighted in the segments, which focused on the plight of people trying to flee Afghanistan, the court said.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 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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Willard didn’t envy Illinois coach Brad Underwood’s predicament against Maryland’s big men.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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Though bucks are known to get their antlers tangled up during fights on rare occasions, this predicament was particularly challenging — and called for very steady aim, according to wildlife officials.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Vance, in particular, had promised economic policies that would lessen the load on parents.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
30 Jan. 2025
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The film promises to be a poignant exploration of family, resilience and the human spirit, set against the backdrop of a tumultuous historical period.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Participating in rituals and routine has been shown to provide solace against anxiety and grief.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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The students who had higher anxiety tended to be those who treated their pets more like friends or family.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, faith leaders across Chicago vowed to continue to offer resources, create rapid response teams and offer sanctuary for families who fear being arrested by ICE.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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The issue became highly politicized: President Donald Trump called for shoplifters to be shot, and lawmakers in both political parties vowed to crack down.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The couple was also given a $200 credit for the inconvenience.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Unusual kitchen gadgets Sometimes the biggest inconvenience in the kitchen is only having two hands, so that’s where an automatic pot stirrer comes in handy!—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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From the team perspective, the Walker signing indicates the Astros are willing to mortgage the future to assemble a win-now roster.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Lifelong Knick fanatic here who refuses to warm to this team after our management utterly mortgaged the team's future via its absurd overpay of 4 unprotected #1s (plus a 2028 swap, plus the Bucks #1 in 2025), years in advance, for a very good, but hardly franchise-worthy, player.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
14 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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He was sworn into office less than two months ago and has responded to one catastrophic crisis after another ever since.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Jan. 2025
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More:Trump stops in Asheville, NC, to tour storm damage; Deportation flights begin: Live updates Trump, who served as the country's 45th President from 2017-2021, was sworn into office again on Monday in Washington, D.C., naming him the 47th President of the United States.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Plight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plight. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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