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Recent Examples of infest
Putrid, grizzle-toothed — gnawing at everything and undermining or infesting homes.
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Singh says bedbugs could infest the clothes inside your luggage.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Years later, Walsh candidly identified another factor, one that infested many NFL teams during the anything-goes 1980s.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Lice likely infested Thompson’s body for more than 28 days, according to the report.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Singh says bedbugs could infest the clothes inside your luggage.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Years later, Walsh candidly identified another factor, one that infested many NFL teams during the anything-goes 1980s.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Lice likely infested Thompson’s body for more than 28 days, according to the report.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infest
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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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This highly sophisticated malware has now infected 1,590,299 Android TV devices across 226 countries, transforming them into anonymous proxy servers for illicit activities.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Before there was a vaccine in 1963, measles infected millions and killed hundreds of people in the U.S. every year.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trump insisted that Ukraine would have been overrun without U.S. help and that his help was the country's only chance.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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In Haiti, the order froze some three hundred and thirty million dollars in aid, including funds to help the police fight criminal gangs that have overrun the capital.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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As Hill sprinted from the trailing vehicle, the president was struck by a second and third shot as Hill crawled onto the back of the Kennedys' accelerating car.—
Bill Trott,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The last time Wisconsin held an election for the state’s Supreme Court, Republicans cried foul over the wave of money from out-of-state Democrats that overwhelmed their candidate.—
Reid J. Epstein,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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China could easily find and destroy big assets, and its much larger military force would overwhelm any of these systems that survive an initial attack, leaving Taiwan without offensive firepower or sufficient defenses.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infest. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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