ill-beings

Definition of ill-beingsnext
plural of ill-being

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Noun
  • For certain great artists, Meis believes, the creative act is a safe harbor where life’s pressures, exigencies, and calamities aren’t so much denied or resolved as reimagined as pictorial dramas.
    Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Colorado went 43-119, a record that belongs in a museum exhibit beside other modern-era calamities, behind glass.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Inarguably one of the best teams in the country annually, the Boilermakers had a string of March miseries.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
  • And allergy miseries don’t end after the spring.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Ill-beings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-beings. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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