1
as in stained
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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2
as in trapped
to place in conflict or difficulties
the case has been mired in probate court for years
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Recent Examples of mired
The 244-acre district has been mired in costly environmental cleanup and ownership changes since railyard operators pulled out in the 1990s.
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JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Demary’s mere appearance in uniform provided a spark, a lightening of the burden for his teammates, who’d been mired in a shooting slump and plagued by turnovers.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
My rental car was mired in mud, the antenna was bent in half, and bits of straw were embedded in every single seam of the car’s body.
—Perry Samson, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The discovery and dating of Monte Verde, which was initially mired in controversy, appeared to put that to rest.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
With each success, we are mired further.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
The country was facing economic headwinds while also mired in the Korean war.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
Drivers mired in traffic on Interstate 10 spotted the riders and smiled, snapping photos with their phones.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
The incoming head of the powerful Department of Homeland Security will take over an agency mired in controversy over immigration enforcement, stuck in a partial shutdown and struggling to disburse disaster relief.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Demary’s mere appearance in uniform provided a spark, a lightening of the burden for his teammates, who’d been mired in a shooting slump and plagued by turnovers.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
My rental car was mired in mud, the antenna was bent in half, and bits of straw were embedded in every single seam of the car’s body.
—Perry Samson, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The discovery and dating of Monte Verde, which was initially mired in controversy, appeared to put that to rest.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
With each success, we are mired further.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
The country was facing economic headwinds while also mired in the Korean war.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
Drivers mired in traffic on Interstate 10 spotted the riders and smiled, snapping photos with their phones.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
The incoming head of the powerful Department of Homeland Security will take over an agency mired in controversy over immigration enforcement, stuck in a partial shutdown and struggling to disburse disaster relief.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mired
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Phillipe’s teeth were often as wine-stained as his customers’.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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His hands were stained navy blue.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Then, with an hour and a half to deadline, the telex room came to our rescue with a report of an explosion at a Welsh coalpit, which had left scores of miners trapped hundreds of feet underground.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Excess heat is being trapped by ever-rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere as humans continue to burn fossil fuels.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli strikes on oil facilities sparked massive pillars of fire and blackened the skies above Tehran.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Merit filed for bankruptcy last July and became embroiled in a thorny legal dispute with a former broadcasting business partner.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Musk was embroiled in a legal battle over his Tesla pay package, which could grant him roughly $56 billion, and was struck down by a judge before being reapproved by shareholders late last year.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
21 Mar. 2026
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When stormwater dirtied by road runoff, failing septic tanks and fertilizer sullied crystal-clear rivers and lakes, and nobody cared.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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Garments can be dirtied again by the elements if air-dried outside.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Dec. 2025
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Dunn got tangled up with defenders, and Clemson got possession of the ball with four seconds on the clock.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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And despite lacking drawstrings that might get tangled in the wash, its generously-sized hood covers and stays up on my daughter’s big head (99th percentile, thank you very much).—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Escarra messed with the torpedoes in 2025, but never committed.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The models who went all the way were the ones who ceded to Banks’s worldview, who agreed to have their hair dyed and their teeth messed with and their bodies altered.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Former Managing Director Fabio Paratici being suspended for most of his time as Spurs’ chief decision-maker muddied the waters further.—
Joe Prince-Wright,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Iran conflict has muddied expectations of imminent US Federal Reserve rate cuts, with rising oil prices reviving inflation fears and forcing investors to reassess how quickly the Fed can ease policy.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Mired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mired. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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