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mires 1 of 2

noun

plural of mire
1
as in marshes
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water much of the land in that area is mire that cannot be developed

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2
as in dilemmas
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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mires

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mire
1
as in stains
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 traps
to place in conflict or difficulties the case has been mired in probate court for years

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Recent Examples of mires
Verb
Pretty bad is the stuff that mires a team in mediocrity. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mires
  1. marshes
  2. dilemmas
  3. stains
  4. traps
  5. wetlands
  6. predicaments
  7. blackens
  8. tangles
Noun
  • Frith has three friends with her when she’s first seen traversing the marshes.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The fly population explosion is due to warm, humid weather and westerly winds that have pushed the pests out of the marshes, experts say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of marshes
Noun
  • Like the genre itself, the final season’s lingering dilemmas aren’t unheard of, but the way they’re explored is unique, creative, and insightful.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The show also posed sci-fi ideas, such as the potential dilemmas of time travel and encountering new and strange life forms.
    — Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of dilemmas
Verb
  • Advocates argue carts are silent, occupy less space than tourist vans and buses, and don’t choke the air with exhaust that also stains historic monuments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The man lies a few yards behind them, but the image stains her field of vision.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of stains
Verb
  • When a rockslide traps them on a narrow plank 4,000 feet up, Jax must face her fears to survive.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But the heat dome, an area of high pressure that traps warm air beneath it, isn’t just sending temperatures soaring.
    — Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of traps
Noun
  • Forests, wetlands and mangroves store carbon at scale, buffer storm surge, and stabilize the soils and waters that economies depend on.
    — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Magdalena’s wetlands concentrate some of the country’s rarest endemics, and dawn is when the light is soft and the river is loudest.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of wetlands
Noun
  • On the screen, in a series of daredevil adventures, the actor had extricated himself from a hundred impossible predicaments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Aemond, too, for that matter, while Daemon’s arrogance continues to get Team Black into all sorts of predicaments.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicaments
Verb
  • As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.
    — The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of blackens
Verb
  • So here's the part where DC's comic book logic tangles itself into knots.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But consent decrees are legally and politically complicated, and the treatment of migrant children further tangles the situation.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of tangles

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“Mires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mires. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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