as in harassment
something that causes mental distress
The media's constant persecution was beginning to affect their lives.
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Recent Examples of persecution
These refugees are now at acute risk of persecution and violence.
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Tazreena Sajjad, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Some agreed to voluntarily return to their countries from Panama, but others refused out of fear of persecution and were sent to a remote camp in the Darien jungle for weeks.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Pushed to the brink of extinction due to habitat loss and human persecution, the Florida panther is federally listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
This is Putin-style persecution of political dissidents.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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Tazreena Sajjad, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Some agreed to voluntarily return to their countries from Panama, but others refused out of fear of persecution and were sent to a remote camp in the Darien jungle for weeks.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Pushed to the brink of extinction due to habitat loss and human persecution, the Florida panther is federally listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
This is Putin-style persecution of political dissidents.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for persecution
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“Persecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persecution. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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