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as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
proper hand washing will help prevent the spread of most pestilent diseases
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as in annoying
causing annoyance
pestilent reporters hounding him night and day
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as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death
pestilent diseases such as bubonic plague and smallpox
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Recent Examples of pestilent
The high densities of brine flies — so dense shorelines can look like they are matted with tar — are an indication of a healthy lake, not a pestilent one.
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Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
But the tropical type of milkweed survives cold winters, and so does its pestilent guest.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2015
The former was true in the Pelicans' Game 4 as the eagle-wingspan need small forward Jones' and pestilent 6-foot Alvarado's varied physical traits held him to a playoff career-low four points and caused three turnovers.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022
Island living looks like a privilege when the world is pestilent.
—New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020
Herbicides also are available to contend with the pestilent plant.
—cleveland, 30 June 2020
At the time, the miasmatic theory of disease—the idea that illness was caused by foul, pestilent odors—had made its way to Boston from England, and undoubtedly influenced the decision to fill in the pond.
—Betsy Mason, National Geographic, 13 June 2017
Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
But the tropical type of milkweed survives cold winters, and so does its pestilent guest.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2015
The former was true in the Pelicans' Game 4 as the eagle-wingspan need small forward Jones' and pestilent 6-foot Alvarado's varied physical traits held him to a playoff career-low four points and caused three turnovers.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022
Island living looks like a privilege when the world is pestilent.
—New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020
Herbicides also are available to contend with the pestilent plant.
—cleveland, 30 June 2020
At the time, the miasmatic theory of disease—the idea that illness was caused by foul, pestilent odors—had made its way to Boston from England, and undoubtedly influenced the decision to fill in the pond.
—Betsy Mason, National Geographic, 13 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pestilent
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And existing immunity could, for a time, still buffer against an infectious deluge, especially from pathogens that remain quite rare globally.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
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This leaves the people who drink it vulnerable to infectious microbes or potentially other toxic contaminants.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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Along with being extremely annoying, unwanted calls can also act as entry points to scams that could put your identity and money at risk.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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His lethal sneaks have Philadelphia’s fourth-down conversion rate atop the league at nearly 70%.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Burden is a lethal weapon who plays with slick separation skills, elusiveness, and creativity when the ball is in his hands.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
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Hospitalizations for strokes related to opioid use and infective endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of the heart’s lining and valves, increased in people under 45 from 2006 through 2015, coinciding with the opioid epidemic’s onset, the authors added.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
23 May 2024
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Of all the teams to surpass Texas Tech this century, TCU’s evolution would be the most painful, or at least irritating.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2025
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Traveling can be frustrating and irritating, which may lead at times to aggressive behavior.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
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Those feats, economists say, are even more impressive considering the nation was deep in the throes of a deadly, economy-scarring pandemic when Biden took office.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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The group is tied to daily attacks across Asia and Africa, as well as plots throughout Europe and even a deadly New Year's rampage in the United States.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Real relationships, including the messy, spontaneous, and occasionally frustrating ones, offer a depth of connection that AI can never replicate.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Her hunt for that first Grand Slam title, which had once seemed easy to find, got frustrating.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Seven-percent mortgages have been poisonous to homebuilders, and Horton was down 26% in the fourth quarter – in a rising market, at that.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Social platforms are poised to become even more poisonous to their own users as a handful of outrageously rich and powerful men grapple with their own insecurities around masculinity and free speech.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025
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