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Recent Examples of infest
Rats had infested the assisted living facility in Van Nuys, state investigators said.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Frustrated by delays in federal and state deterrence projects, and annoyed by their own encounters with the flying fish, residents of a small town in west Illinois saw both a challenge and an opportunity in the large numbers of silver carp that infested their stretch of the Illinois River.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Ana Miller, an organizer at HAND, shared her experience as someone who has experienced homelessness, saying some shelters are infested with pests.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
Back then, the Eagles’ home, Veterans Stadium, was infested with rats and falling apart.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Frustrated by delays in federal and state deterrence projects, and annoyed by their own encounters with the flying fish, residents of a small town in west Illinois saw both a challenge and an opportunity in the large numbers of silver carp that infested their stretch of the Illinois River.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Ana Miller, an organizer at HAND, shared her experience as someone who has experienced homelessness, saying some shelters are infested with pests.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
Back then, the Eagles’ home, Veterans Stadium, was infested with rats and falling apart.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infest
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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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Measles infects the respiratory tract before spreading throughout the body, according to the World Health Organization.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Since then, the five plaintiffs have been infected with H. Pylori.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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After watching the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams overrun the Vikings interior blockers in the final two games of the season, this was their biggest need.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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After his arrest in January, some of Mr. Yoon’s supporters overran a local court, breaking windows and threatening the judge hearing his case.—
Andrés R. Martínez,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Senators from both sides of the aisle are reigniting efforts to crawl back technology companies’ legal immunities with hopes bipartisan support in Congress could push the bill across the finish line this session and gain the backing of President Trump.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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The book was a tale of heroic resistance, but stretched across so many years of television, the bursts of rebellion were overwhelmed by long periods of suffering.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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In my opinion, today's consumers are overwhelmed by noise—too many offers, messages and distractions.—
Ali Payani,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infest. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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