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
Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Or gift? 'Intrinsic dignity' Salvador-Velazquez’s greatest plight was her family’s undocumented status.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
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
By 2016, the GOP had capitalized on this sentiment, offering residents like Keith something to blame for the plight of their town: immigration and Democrats pushing socialism.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Or gift? 'Intrinsic dignity' Salvador-Velazquez’s greatest plight was her family’s undocumented status.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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Having a deal that runs out on said date is a predicament that a trio of Barca stars including Inigo Martinez, Wojciech Szczesny and Gerard Martin find themselves in.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The legal effort was short-lived, as the federal judge presiding over the case quickly arrived at the same conclusion as Tagliabue, that Belichick was the one to blame for his professional predicament.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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This everyone-gets-pork spending bill at year’s end is the sort of thing Johnson had promised not to do as speaker.The Editors, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Bridge RNAs Represent the Next Generation of Gene Editing While CRISPR promises to revolutionize the treatment of rare diseases caused by mutations in a single gene, experts are already pioneering gene editing’s next frontier.Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Levels of stress, anxiety and depression are already alarmingly high among U.S. adults.Sujay Saha, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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On one side, parents share haunting stories of depression, anxiety, and eating disorders and blame ...Edward Longe, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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Trump also has vowed to remove subsidies for purchasing EVs, which have assisted in spurring sales while federal benefits still exist.Michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Trump has repeatedly vowed to end the conflict within 24 hours.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Obasi can’t stand the stench of this alien — who's also a commoner, to boot — and solves the inconvenience by handing him off to his queen Eshe (Thandiwe Newton), who'll raise him in the company of the pride’s females.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The board is a perfect representation of this group’s commitment to food in this format, regardless of setting, circumstance, or extreme inconvenience.Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Plus, the Knicks’ draft cupboard is bare The Knicks mortgaged five first-round picks for Bridges, leaving their next potential first-rounder—a conditional pick from Washington—in doubt.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Speaking to parents of other childhood cancer patients, the senator heard poignant stories of families with no health care coverage, mortgaging their homes and going into debt because of the hand fate had dealt them.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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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
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Then Farage’s Mar-a-Lago mate swept to victory in America (Farage will surely be first line for a Trump interview when the president comes to town) and now, with Reform surging in the polls, Elon Musk has sworn fealty to his cause.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ta swears by it for a mascara that lasts until the end of the day on set.Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Plight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plight. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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