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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
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Lesser biographies pick sides; Mangold trusts us to find our own path through the mire, while noting the particular risk of being a wunderkind hoisted up into a deity.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
While Halloween became a franchise mired by its own murderous multiverse, H20 deserves credit for being the first movie to ask audiences to ignore the last four entries.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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
Lesser biographies pick sides; Mangold trusts us to find our own path through the mire, while noting the particular risk of being a wunderkind hoisted up into a deity.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
Mohamed Salah is mired in a slump and was benched for the Frankfurt match.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
While Halloween became a franchise mired by its own murderous multiverse, H20 deserves credit for being the first movie to ask audiences to ignore the last four entries.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mire
Noun
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Though the locker room area felt a little cramped, the treatment menu itself could not be more extensive, with everything from Indian head massages and Guinot facials to Dead Sea mud therapy and a special selection of Ayurvedic offerings.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Video posted Wednesday on X shows the streets of Santa Cruz, Jamaica, completely covered in mud.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Instagram post showed the group laughing and posing while shooting on a marsh outside Charleston.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Spend some time adventuring on the island’s creeks and marshes via a kayak tour.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Funding predicament The CJA funding shortfall is a result of the continuing resolution that Congress approved in March, just hours before a looming shutdown, to fund the government through the end of September.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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And as of this July, 58% of Gen Z students globally who finished college in the past year were still trying to find stable work, compared to 25% of millennials and Gen Xers who faced the same predicament.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Drone footage shows eight officers approach a motionless Green who appeared slumped over with a large pool of blood staining the driveway.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Foods like coffee, red wine, fruit and vegetable juices, grease and oils, tea, tomato sauce, and spices like turmeric and curry can stain, as well as ink, markers, and some cleaning chemicals.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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When vacuuming, don’t forget small spaces under the oven, between the counter and fridge, and areas under furniture that are likely to trap dirt.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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An early freeze had trapped them in an icebound lagoon four miles short of open water.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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As officers continued the search, local Herb Yancy offered up his boat to help after Kraviec saw movement in the swamp.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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After a brief debate, the group settles on the swamp.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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To get the Benny Blanco drink, customers could add cherry flavor and pickles.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Blue Jays reliever Seranthony Dominguez got into a pickle of his own in the 10th inning.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Spencer said that vibe came out of a band — which has been filled with Tweedy family pals including members of Finom — at liberty to muck about with the arrangements.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Tigers’ offense isn’t going to scare Georgia, but the Auburn defense is allowing 16.4 points per game and could muck this game up.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Mire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mire. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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