as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society
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Noun
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No suspicious whine in the air, no burning of pungent oils to put off biters.—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026 -
These are no longer the days of whine and turned-up noses.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
30 Nov. 2025
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There is inward-looking anger in Thompson’s voice, halfway between rebuke and lament.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Salford Red Pete Martin sang the Flowers of Manchester lament.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The song eventually escalates into a lecherous, breathless, glittering climax of incandescent synthesizers and melodic moans—an erotic asphyxiation depicted as utterly glorious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Two microphones angle towards the duduk to capture resonant moans, creaks, squeaks and honks akin to the bridge’s.—
Ruby Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The complaint argues that federal officers’ use of chemical munitions and excessive force represents retaliation against protesters, which violates their First Amendment rights.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The complaint, from May 2025, first made headlines when the Wall Street Journal reported Monday on the lengthy process taken to prepare the highly sensitive document for lawmaker viewing.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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What’s behind all the fuss, of almost 180k glowing reviews on Amazon?—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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There was never much fuss about this, largely because Carrick was widely considered boring.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In nearly every instance, the government has blamed foreign conspiracies instead of acknowledging legitimate grievances over the country’s economic collapse, political repression, corruption, social suppression, and international isolation.—
Omid Memarian,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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Her team filed a grievance, and at the same time, European clubs were ready to pay her what the NWSL said was impossible.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Miserere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miserere. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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