as in to afflict
to cause persistent suffering to
a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month
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Recent Examples of bedevil
However, military analysts say the language barrier has bedeviled combat coordination between Russian and North Korean troops.
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Samya Kullab and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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
But Congress, ultimately, controls the purse, a fact that has bedeviled Presidents of both parties.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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Samya Kullab and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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
But Congress, ultimately, controls the purse, a fact that has bedeviled Presidents of both parties.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedevil
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For several reasons, women tend to be most afflicted.—
Stacey Colino,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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The same economic malaise afflicts much of Generation X. Americans ages 45 to 54 have less wealth than older generations held at the same age, according to the 2022 federal Survey of Consumer Finances.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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As the title hints, the relationship was plagued with disagreements, and the artist soon abandoned her original idea for a collaboration with the organization.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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How to tackle money problems right now Besides taxes, inflation is plaguing Americans' money worries.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rwanda has claimed the Tutsis are being persecuted by Hutus and former militias responsible for the 1994 genocide of 800,000 Tutsis and others in Rwanda.—
CHINEDU ASADU,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the U.S. government persecuted people of being communists.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Consumers are besieged nearly every day about some news about Elon Musk’s latest moves at the Department of Government Efficiency to gain access to government records that contain sensitive personal data, including Social Security numbers.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The series, which also stars Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison, follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), Jim Chee (Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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In recent years, District 163 was beset by a series of financial problems dating back to 2017, when then Carmine retired as superintendent and was replaced by Caletha White.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Since October 7, 2023, the long arm of Iran has seemingly been everywhere in the crises that have beset the Middle East.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Bedevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedevil. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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