plague
noun
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
plaguing
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present participleof plague.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally diagnosed the problem that had been plaguing Roki Sasaki ever since he arrived from Japan last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Nigeria's president has approved the country's largest military expansion in recent times - an attempt to tackle the slew of security challenges plaguing the nation.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The weakness is partly being driven by the continued downturn plaguing Asian tech stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Chen Chaohui, the company’s founder and CEO, described it as “a pet TikTok” to Yahoo Finance, though one hopes pets will be spared the A.I.-generated fruit videos currently plaguing human users.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
In addition to changing the bedsheets and helping Mrs. Caruthers to the bathroom, Ophie was also asked to fetch a newspaper so that the old woman could check the latest scandals plaguing the Harding administration.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
