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as in plagued
to cause persistent suffering to
the young man was racked with guilt over the lie he had told to his parents the country has been racked by years of civil war
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as in pulled
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure
she racked her brain trying to remember where she'd put the money the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds
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Recent Examples of racked
And many churches, schools and homeowners, burned by high utility bills or racked with climate concerns, have pursued residential solar projects.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Italy's domestic baseball league has been racked by financial challenges in recent decades.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The country is still racked by gang violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Much of Tuesday’s suit focuses on the spring of 2024, when increasingly tumultuous protests over Israel’s war in Gaza racked UCLA.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
During the fight, Anthony pulled out a firearm, racked the slide and began yelling at one of the members of the opposing group, witnesses told police.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2026
Now she was racked by guilt and embarrassment.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Those benefits include a $6 million loan, a $3 million villa in the Dominican Republic and an American Express Centurion card that racked more than $4 million in expenditures over three years.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The country is racked by gang violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Italy's domestic baseball league has been racked by financial challenges in recent decades.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The country is still racked by gang violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Much of Tuesday’s suit focuses on the spring of 2024, when increasingly tumultuous protests over Israel’s war in Gaza racked UCLA.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
During the fight, Anthony pulled out a firearm, racked the slide and began yelling at one of the members of the opposing group, witnesses told police.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2026
Now she was racked by guilt and embarrassment.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Those benefits include a $6 million loan, a $3 million villa in the Dominican Republic and an American Express Centurion card that racked more than $4 million in expenditures over three years.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The country is racked by gang violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racked
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But as these researchers are the first to admit, the difficulty of defining intelligence is as old as the study of thinking itself—and has plagued artificial intelligence as a field from its very earliest days.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The broader transportation program was also plagued with allegations of fraud in 2023 -- shortly after HCPF, relying on an apparently faulty analysis, recommended a significant increase in reimbursement rates in that service.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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The North Huntingdon Township Police Department said the homeowner pulled a gun on the utility worker, who was sent to shut off service, and chased him away from his home on Water Street in Ardara.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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When Tree City Juice & Smoothie Cafe pulled the plug on its two brick-and-mortar restaurants last year, the closures hit home for Bethany Anderson.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, they are widely considered to be highly capable, especially for coalition warfare, despite some technical issues that have afflicted them in their first years of service.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Our mission is to feed the hungry, comfort the afflicted and offer hope to those in need, including the LGBTQ community.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Eduiot site includes photographs and audiovisual material, and features the accounts of parents, siblings, cousins, nephews and nieces of Jews persecuted and disappeared under the dictatorship.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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The helpless and much persecuted turtles were cooked in a rich, creamy soup with chunks of meat.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bundy tortured, raped and killed dozens of young women in more than half a dozen states in the 1970s.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Estimates suggest that as many as 1,900 Jews were abducted, tortured and murdered by the military junta during the six-year Dirty War, when many sources say 30,000 people were disappeared.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Racked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racked. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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