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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
much of the land in that area is mire that cannot be developed
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as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
an abused wife who was hopelessly stuck in a mire of emotional dependency
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as in to stain
to make dirty
the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts
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Recent Examples of mire
Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Related article As France sinks into the political mire, Macron must be kicking himself
A further snap election is not possible because the current parliament is required to sit until June, one year after the last vote.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Russia has continued aiding Cuba, most recently with oil shipments as the island is mired in economic crisis, and it’s also helped the leftist authoritarian governments of Nicaragua and Venezuela.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
McDonald made her entrance after a couple of hours, resplendent in a crimson Christian Siriano gown, the mire of Rose well and scrubbed off.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Related article As France sinks into the political mire, Macron must be kicking himself
A further snap election is not possible because the current parliament is required to sit until June, one year after the last vote.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Syria has been mired in conflict for more than a decade, with the Syrian Civil War beginning in 2011, which included widespread human rights violations, sectarian violence, mass killings and displacement, as well as intense battles against ISIS factions.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Russia has continued aiding Cuba, most recently with oil shipments as the island is mired in economic crisis, and it’s also helped the leftist authoritarian governments of Nicaragua and Venezuela.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mire
Noun
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It was filled with -- my ball was covered with mud.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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The stars came to town to enjoy the hot springs, the mud baths, and of course the wine of the Napa Valley.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Recipe tested by Sarah Brekke, MS Hands On Time: 15 mins Roast Time: 32 mins Total Time: 47 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts As the name suggests, this seafood boil first bubbled up in South Carolina’s Lowcountry—an area of marshes and waterways along the state’s coast.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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According the commission, the state regulatory agency that oversees the bay, Marin County is facing about $17 billion in expenses to build adaptation projects, such as living shorelines, marshes and potentially seawalls and levees, to protect itself from inundation.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Smith turns in an incredibly twisted, emotionally wrenching performance, and watching Riley’s terrifying predicament up close instills a further sense of emotional mystery about what may lie at the end of Ava’s journey.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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This lose-lose analogy aptly describes Florida’s predicament now that President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis are clashing over who should be our next governor.—
Orlando Sentinel,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Although no-makeup may seem ideal in a Parisian train station, which was the inspiration behind the look, poetic taupes shape tired eyes and lips stained with last night’s lipstick speak to weary, bouffant-haired travellers instead.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
13 Mar. 2025
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There are showstoppers, like the Zaveri house (also known as the House with 365 Windows) which is now stained black with grit, its grand pilasters and geometric facade carvings in dire need of restoration, and the Teen Khuniya (or Three-Cornered House), with its distinctive triangular layout.—
Kalpana Sunder,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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That's a problem when they're trapped in an experimental machine that simulates their creative ideas.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, cries for help emerged on social media for a group of priests trapped inside a church in the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood, which endured much of the attack by the Viv Ansanm gang coalition that began late Tuesday.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Enea turned to nature for a solution, planting 38 swamp cypresses (Taxodium distichum), each capable of extracting up to 800 liters of water per day.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: The star of Pittsburgh Regional Transit's new illustrated etiquette push is an anthropomorphic pickle seen distracting a bus driver, blowing smoke into a sentient sleeve of french fries and refusing to share a seat with a pierogi.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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The new spicy spin on KFC's original chicken sandwich – a white-meat filet topped with pickles on a brioche bun – was introduced last month.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Mountaineers found some success with the full court press in the third quarter and used the ball pressure to muck the game up.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2025
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Sure, the Blackhawks could throw $15 million a season at Mikko Rantanen or Mitch Marner this summer, or muck their way through another miserable season and hope that Kirill Kaprizov is available and willing in 2026.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Mire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mire. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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