as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died
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Recent Examples of oppression
Druze for centuries have experienced oppression under various Islamic regimes such as the Shiite Fatimid Caliphate, the Mamluks, and the Ottoman Empire.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Rather, they were rooted in a long history of organizing in the public sphere and resisting oppression in everyday life.
—Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
This unification demonstrates the way Black communities have historically imagined possibilities beyond our oppression.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Their historically varied diet, based on oats, milk, and butter, had been reduced by economic oppression to one tuber.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Rather, they were rooted in a long history of organizing in the public sphere and resisting oppression in everyday life.
—Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
This unification demonstrates the way Black communities have historically imagined possibilities beyond our oppression.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Their historically varied diet, based on oats, milk, and butter, had been reduced by economic oppression to one tuber.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppression
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The 10 Best Movies Leaving Netflix In March 2025 Aftersun (2022) Few movies from the 2020s have hit me quite as hard as Aftersun, a movie about not only dealing with depression, but being close to somebody dealing with depression.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Sleep deficiency is also linked to diabetes, stroke, and mental health conditions like depression.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Frank describes indulging with all ages and body types before the excitement began to fade and a kind of melancholy set in.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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But where Knight of Cups often drifts along in a generalized fog of melancholy, Blanchett actually makes the film’s lament for shattered relationships and thwarted potential actually hurt.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2025
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In this moment of sorrow, my thoughts and those of the entire Formula 1 family are with his family and loved ones'.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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McIlroy expressed his sorrow and predicted that the 15-time major champion will be unable to play for the rest of the season.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The first Trump Administration didn’t deliver many material gains to the rural poor—deaths of despair continued to rise, and wages continued to stagnate—but at least Trump spoke to their anguish and seemed outraged on their behalf.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Garcia’s damages included physical pain, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, humiliation, inconvenience, grief, disfigurement, physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress, according to a recording of the verdict from Courtroom View Network.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Oppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppression. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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