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
The issue of how aggressively to go after Russian oil and gas bedeviled America and its allies during the Biden administration.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump berated his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, for the woes bedeviling the country.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
These factors occur against the backdrop of fitful wage growth and climbing inflation, with everyday prices for housing, energy and groceries bedeviling Americans.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
After losing that Super Bowl to the Patriots, Reid was criticized for mismanaging the clock, something that bedevilled him well into his career.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump berated his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, for the woes bedeviling the country.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
These factors occur against the backdrop of fitful wage growth and climbing inflation, with everyday prices for housing, energy and groceries bedeviling Americans.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
After losing that Super Bowl to the Patriots, Reid was criticized for mismanaging the clock, something that bedevilled him well into his career.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
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In the first trailer for Universal’s live-action reimagining of Dreamworks’ 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon, there’s no hint that the CGI is going in the gritty, overly lifelike direction that has afflicted other live-action remakes of years past.—
Michael Savio,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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In a state and city so afflicted by the culture of corruption, as the Tribune reported exhaustively last year in a series of pieces tracing our sordid history, federal prosecutors have played an indispensable role in unearthing these stories and making our politicians pay for abusing their offices.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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The firm works heavily with the community surrounding the market and carries a mission to identify and establish alternatives to the pitfalls plaguing fashion’s current business model including overproduction and greenwashing.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025
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The community support comes at an apartment complex that both residents say is plagued with drugs and violence.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Roman authorities persecuted Christians harshly, subjecting them to torture and deaths even more gruesome than crucifixion.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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The former president has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and says he's being politically persecuted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2025
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Their Big Three of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George were besieged by injuries, which limited them to only 294 minutes together all year.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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But he has been besieged by injuries and no longer appears on The Athletic’s list of the Giants’ top 20 prospects or MLB.com’s list of their top 30.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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But each of these countries relies heavily on exports to power their economies and is beset by weak domestic demand.—
Eswar Prasad,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025
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While elite clubs garner the lion’s share of capital and visibility, a vast swathe of mid- and lower-tier teams in Europe remain beset by enduring financial constraints.—
Priya Oberoi,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Bedevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedevil. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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