distresses 1 of 2

plural of distress

distresses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of distress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distresses
Noun
  • For many, the virus results in flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash, per the CDC.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In April, 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise, a Haitian, died while being held at GEO’s Pompano Beach facility after complaining of chest pains.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Currently comprising more than 8,300 active satellites, the Starlink constellation also disturbs radio telescope observations.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.
    Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?
    Time, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Task begins by setting up the parallels between Tom and Robbie, two flawed men trying to keep their heads above the water of their own miseries, cutting back and forth between their routines to emphasize their similar ideologies and spontaneities.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What about the present environment of censorship worries you the most?
    Fiction Non Fiction October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But Jacobson worries about what strict bans will mean for developers taking a careful approach.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And when our American players have to control the crowd, that distracts them from playing.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This might mean dropping a product line that’s profitable but distracts from your core business, or saying no to a good opportunity that isn’t aligned with your growth strategy.
    Minna Hu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The main part of the Constitution spans four pages and mostly concerns the structure of the government.
    New York Times, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But the administration’s approach alarms other Jewish groups and erstwhile academic allies in the fight against campus antisemitism.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Distresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distresses. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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