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as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
an abused wife who was hopelessly stuck in a mire of emotional dependency
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as in to stain
to make dirty
the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts
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Recent Examples of mire
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Narratively, The Handmaid’s Tale was so deep in the Trumpian mire that even when Trump decisively lost the 2020 election, there was no opportunity to imagine or reflect any resumption of liberty tied to a Biden presidency.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Companies including ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips would have to reverse their posture toward a country in which they are still mired in massive legal disputes over prior drilling projects.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Luckily Vitor and a kinder run of fixtures pulled us out of the mire, along with a couple of astute signings.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Narratively, The Handmaid’s Tale was so deep in the Trumpian mire that even when Trump decisively lost the 2020 election, there was no opportunity to imagine or reflect any resumption of liberty tied to a Biden presidency.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Like Venezuela, Haiti is mired in turmoil.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Companies including ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips would have to reverse their posture toward a country in which they are still mired in massive legal disputes over prior drilling projects.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mire
Noun
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Then, in February, flooding and mudslides coated his entire street in mud, even trapping an SUV.—
Lauren Pozen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Vestibules and Mudrooms With all the mud, coats, and boots tracking in and out of homes in winter, vestibules and mudrooms become coveted rooms for buyers.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those windmills stood on mud and marshes amid samphire and pink thrift flowers, the only warm glow around our house.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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From massive tarpons in the Gulf to record-breaking redfish hiding in the marsh, the island boasts access to more than 280 species of fish and year-round angling.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This year, however, my predicament has grown more urgent.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Owner’s Jail, to put it nicely, is the predicament of NFL fans whose team is owned by someone whose stewardship does not inspire great optimism.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This mixture attacks stains a bit stronger than the water solution.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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While new doors can cost anywhere from several hundred to thousands of dollars, staining, painting, and weather stripping can be done for under $150, according to O'Reilly.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the landfill site dozens of rescuers scrambled overnight in search of people trapped.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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How much is a trapping license in Kentucky?—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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More is at stake than preserving the singular beauty of the sawgrass prairies of Everglades National Park or cypress swamps of the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump and his supporters have worn his legal attacks as a badge of honor, taking them as proof that an insidious swamp has conspired against him.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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UConn fan Bryan Penfield challenged fans to drink the pickle juice-electrolyte drink and make a donation to the Husky Ticket Project.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2026
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Its love interest is a pickle salesman—utterly charming!—
Sara Krolewski,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Reports about a new desktop operating system have been mucking around for years, something that blends ChromeOS with Android.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
16 Dec. 2025
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The sequence offers a distressing yet strangely cathartic vision of our total demise, where the world seems more peaceful without any human endeavors mucking it up.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Mire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mire. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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