mercies

plural of mercy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercies
Noun
  • However, if an employee purchases eligible health care items or services during furlough, they can’t be reimbursed from a flexible spending account until the worker returns to pay status and payroll deductions can be made.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • No emergency services were reported to have been used to transport the ill on Thursday.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Serving as President of the Directors Guild of America has been one of the greatest privileges of my professional life.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Pike settled her lawsuit in 2024 and gained more privileges, ending her de facto solitary confinement.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here are five faults to avoid to keep your pet in everyone’s good graces.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Trump looks like Netanyahu blindsided him, Netanyahu is forced to apologize, and Qatar restores Israel to its lukewarm graces.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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 Oct. 2025.

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