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
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Israelis again take to the streets to protest Netanyahu’s handling of the war
The breakdown of the ceasefire has been met with anger in Israel, where many sympathize with the plight of the hostage families.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 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
Filmmaker Kenji Yamamoto views their scrappy plight paralleling his own pursuit as a first-time director.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Israelis again take to the streets to protest Netanyahu’s handling of the war
The breakdown of the ceasefire has been met with anger in Israel, where many sympathize with the plight of the hostage families.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 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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In fact, Luton are only four points behind Stoke City, yet another top-flight old boy, in 18th place, so there is a path out of this predicament.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The predicament got even worse the following day, when Perez’s RB16 stopped on the formation lap and he was forced to start from the pit-lane.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This was the beginning of the end for the Suns promising future.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In short, Doom: The Dark Ages promises to be the best entry in the series yet.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Recently announced job cuts at Johns Hopkins University, one of Maryland’s largest employers, and tens of thousands of others across the nation, however, are happening with an unsettling speed and efficiency, leaving countless workers in a state of anxiety, uncertainty and despair.—
Alan M. Langlieb,
Baltimore Sun,
31 Mar. 2025
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They are marketed as an alternative for pain relief, anxiety, and sleep disorders.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The county caucus has vowed to expand its efforts beyond the billboard, but did not provide details on what the next phase would look like.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump has vowed to ramp up energy production further, but takes a skeptical view of solar and wind power.—
Alexander C. Kaufman,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On Sunday, March 30, Sukiya apologized again for the inconvenience.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The number of matches Hinshelwood has already played would have been higher without the inconvenience of a knee injury, which ruled him out from the beginning of November until the end of January.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rather than mortgaging the farm system for a name like Cease or Castillo, acquiring Fedde would be safer, albeit a much lower reward, for Cleveland.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Enacting real property rights in space would create a marketplace for buying, selling, renting and mortgaging property.—
Wayne N White Jr,
The Conversation,
31 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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But since President Donald Trump was sworn into office in January, the department has overhauled its offerings.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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After largely withdrawing from the public square since Trump was sworn into his second term, the former vice president appeared at a summit for Black women leaders in Dana Point, Calif., last week.—
David Catanese,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Plight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plight. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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