Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigDictionary
the scourges
verb
To strike with a scourge, to flog.
Exact(59)
Among the scourges: deer, geese, raccoon and wild turkeys.
The scourges of poverty, malaria, Aids and TB have also taken their toll.
And my little odyssey also made clear that the scourges will always be with us.
The Stroms, devoting themselves to the gifts of their children, dream of rearing them free of the scourges of race.
One of the scourges of sport is drugs and this is particularly damaging to the Tour de France.
But it also means streamlining the clunky, all-pervasive state-owned enterprises, and, more generally, tackling the scourges of corruption and red tape.
The scandals and the scourges of crack cocaine, homelessness and AIDS were compounded by a widening rift between Mr. Koch and black New Yorkers.
In today's world this virtue is all the more vital, because now that we have largely tamed the scourges of nature, most of our troubles are self-inflicted.
The scourges of tetanus and gas gangrene were controlled to a large extent by antitoxin and antiserum injections, yet surgical treatment of the wound remained an essential requirement.
Generations after the scourges of smallpox, war and forced resettlement, much of what a traveler finds in Indian Country is emptiness.
The cover art gives the perfect picture of the scourges of the 20th century and I don't think any other band has done anything similar recently.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com