variants also plaguy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaguey
Adjective
  • The second week My usual redness around my cheeks had started to fade, and the annoying pimple that had been brewing on my cheek seemed to back off without its usual dramatic entrance.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
  • But unexpected allies and converts to the team’s cause appear, too: passengers awaiting a flight to Kabul, an American technology reporter, maybe even that annoying bakery owner.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There is nothing more irritating to enthusiasts than when the mainstream tries to portray their niche world and gets it wrong.
    Matt Shaw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Most formulas are either too heavy, too drying, or too irritating.
    Tira Urquhart, Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Joe Biden’s administration in 2023 proposed a reworked version of Obama’s rule, but the Biden administration never finalized the rule, frustrating advocates.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Very few severe crashes in Sacramento are followed by an arrest, and several survivors of crashes have previously said that soft or nonexistent charges were frustrating and demeaning.
    Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Rape, the jury determined, was an aggravating factor that prompted them to recommend the death penalty, even though such charges were never brought.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Separately, Taylor asked the court to bar prosecutors from using the diagnosis as an aggravating factor.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Plaguey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaguey. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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