mercies

Definition of merciesnext
plural of mercy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercies
Noun
  • Outages in apps and digital services in the United Arab Emirates are being reported following drone strikes on Amazon Web Services’ data centers in the country.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Cárdenas’s priorities are public safety, economic development, infrastructure and health and human services.
    Rachel Royster Updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • He was granted Huber privileges for employment, treatment and childcare.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The former Prince Andrew was eventually stripped of all of his royal titles and privileges in October 2025 by King Charles.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But their dependence on his good graces still worries the Europeans.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But Epstein looked to get back into the billionaire’s good graces.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
    Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Mercies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercies. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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