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Recent Examples of dispirited
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Immediately, a dispirited city administration came to life, with particular focus on quality-of-life issues affecting residents and visitors.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
People should be more excited and less dispirited about artificial intelligence, according to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Another resident, Matt Fontenot, described a dispirited town that spent the week on edge.
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Alexandra Koch , Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
After their excellent but somewhat overlooked 2023 album 3D Country — which occasionally evokes the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion — the band was feeling dispirited.
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Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
Destitute and dispirited, the family soon joined relatives in Durban on South Africa’s east coast.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
Jett, her veteran superstar, is getting old; the other players are dispirited.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
Trump ends the year weak and unpopular, his coalition dispirited and riven by infighting.
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Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
Mirthless Minnesota Vikings fans eager for a change at quarterback or playcaller may be further dispirited by head coach Kevin O'Connell's messaging.
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Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
18 Nov. 2025
Were Manso and the other sports staffers dispirited by the loss of ABC programming?
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
On the Republican side in the Senate race, former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy spent the day knocking on doors in his hometown of Springfield alongside his 10-year-old grandson Charles, urging dispirited conservative voters to turn out Tuesday.
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Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Immediately, a dispirited city administration came to life, with particular focus on quality-of-life issues affecting residents and visitors.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
People should be more excited and less dispirited about artificial intelligence, according to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Another resident, Matt Fontenot, described a dispirited town that spent the week on edge.
—
Alexandra Koch , Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Purists and fans were dispirited; this 650 hp engine had its own fan base for its throaty power and engineering marvel.
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Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
After their excellent but somewhat overlooked 2023 album 3D Country — which occasionally evokes the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion — the band was feeling dispirited.
—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
Destitute and dispirited, the family soon joined relatives in Durban on South Africa’s east coast.
—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
Jett, her veteran superstar, is getting old; the other players are dispirited.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
Trump ends the year weak and unpopular, his coalition dispirited and riven by infighting.
—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
Mirthless Minnesota Vikings fans eager for a change at quarterback or playcaller may be further dispirited by head coach Kevin O'Connell's messaging.
—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
18 Nov. 2025
Were Manso and the other sports staffers dispirited by the loss of ABC programming?
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispirited
Adjective
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And whose heart didn’t swell with pride when the disheartened Malinin immediately pulled himself together to congratulate Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, who skated away with the top honors?
Verb
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Professors are discouraged from assigning books, supposedly in order to lower students’ financial burden, even as the school has raised various other fees.
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They weren’t discouraged by the full sun above or the extensive bodies in line ahead.
Adjective
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With thousands of dejected Spain supporters trudging past, fans of the Blue Sharks danced in celebration as supporters of other countries high fived and embraced them.
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Fleur and Caroline put innumerable noses out of joint on their paths to creative and intellectual fulfillment; lovers become dejected, friendships are left to go cold, and each woman’s devotion to her work is viewed with resentment and suspicion.
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Some women are frustrated, worried they are being left behind.
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Yet from No Child Left Behind through the push for the Common Core into today’s zeal for science of reading, policy leaders are frustrated that the version of policy that occurs in the classroom does not match their vision.
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Around midday, a group of disappointed Alaskans emerged from their state’s pavilion with exasperation.
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And yet fans are still entitled to feel disappointed not to see one of the world’s most thrilling footballers in a game like this.
Adjective
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New-home construction tumbled, then stayed depressed for over a decade.
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These figures mark a clear increase from depressed crossing rates seen during much of the Iran war since its start in late February.
Adjective
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The 2026 season has been an abject disaster, the sort that was more common under the previous ownership.
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The president ran on ending wars, but for the last 15 weeks, his choices have been nothing more than an abject failure.
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Brown and the Celtics have both since denied speculation that the 29-year-old second-team All-NBA selection was unhappy with his role in Boston.
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“Dispirited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispirited. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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