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Recent Examples of despond
Noun
Lonely and addicted to her social media feeds, Selena plunged into a deep despond and filmed her death-by-overdose on Snap. Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024 The slough of Mardenborough's despond comes towards the end of the film when a crash at the Nürburgring results in the death of a spectator. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023 Their partnership—in fighting Communism and reviving the U.S. economy after the despond of the 1970s—changed American debate. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2020 Animal spirits might buoy up markets again, or investors might sink back into the sort of despond that ended 2015, but sentiment currently offers little guide. James MacKintosh, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2018 On its best nights, the N.B.A. offers a free-jazz apex, as good teams (none of which are found within hundreds of miles of that basketball despond in New York City) offer jukes and passes and shooting. Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for despond
Noun
  • So many of the adults who held our communities together have been lost to mass incarceration, to addictions—diseases of despair—as drugs have replaced jobs and hope in our neighborhoods, often turning them into war zones.
    Asha Bandele, Essence, 25 June 2025
  • The best dystopian films are the most plausible ones, and Children Of Men feels all too real, from the political factions to the way humanity both descends into despair and miraculously comes together to help those who need it most.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Spending time with a therapy dog can also reduce anxiety, loneliness and depression, while increasing the patient's socialization.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • For some, symptoms stabilize or improve, especially if caused by treatable issues like depression or medication side effects.
    Nawab John Dar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The Oklahoma City Thunder had a chance to close out the series in Game 6 on Thursday night, but the Indiana Pacers came out with desperation in front of their home crowd and dominated for nearly the entire contest.
    Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Perry strips the narrative down to raw moments of desperation, exploring what can happen when someone's pushed beyond their limits.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Labor Day is suffused with a certain melancholy at the end of summer and children are already back in school.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • That betrayal, like so many others, fed the melancholy in Brian's music.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Adding to the gloom in Tokyo is the uncertainty of U.S. tariff policy toward China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where Japanese firms are also heavily invested.
    Robert Ward, NPR, 27 May 2025
  • Consumers are hunting for cheaper vacations — and road trips are one way people are keeping travel plans despite economic gloom.
    Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Not the murder, not the arrival of the addicted sister, but the removal of the boy that has been at the core of so much sorrow and betrayal between the sisters.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 June 2025
  • That haunting blend of sorrow and defiance shaped us.
    Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 17 June 2025

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“Despond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despond. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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