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as in agonies
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
the flood brought misery to the many hundreds whom it had made homeless
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as in pains
a state of great suffering of body or mind
a medication that promises to provide greater relief to those living in chronic misery because of arthritis
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Recent Examples of miseries
Inarguably one of the best teams in the country annually, the Boilermakers had a string of March miseries.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
And allergy miseries don’t end after the spring.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Dengler endured endless torture and other miseries — escaping from prison was just the beginning of his ordeal in the jungle — but Bale plays him as a determined optimist, an indomitable spirit that cannot be crushed.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
This week’s massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on at least 19 states, including those like Texas and Tennessee that are less prepared to deal with the miseries of winter weather.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The victims of prejudice and inequality are always the best guardians of the ramparts that sustain those miseries.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Falling support in Gaza Palestinian public pressure on Hamas has risen as the miseries of war have mounted.
—Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
The reductive, conventional wisdom in the party held that nonwhite voters, especially Hispanic Americans, would be the key to a new Democratic national majority after the party’s miseries in the post-9/11 world.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
And allergy miseries don’t end after the spring.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Dengler endured endless torture and other miseries — escaping from prison was just the beginning of his ordeal in the jungle — but Bale plays him as a determined optimist, an indomitable spirit that cannot be crushed.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
This week’s massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on at least 19 states, including those like Texas and Tennessee that are less prepared to deal with the miseries of winter weather.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The victims of prejudice and inequality are always the best guardians of the ramparts that sustain those miseries.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Falling support in Gaza Palestinian public pressure on Hamas has risen as the miseries of war have mounted.
—Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
The reductive, conventional wisdom in the party held that nonwhite voters, especially Hispanic Americans, would be the key to a new Democratic national majority after the party’s miseries in the post-9/11 world.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miseries
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And yet, in the scene on the Hill of Love, Lapid offers no self-questioning, no sense of cinematic exertion or trouble, in the fictional framing of the real agonies of Gaza.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The celebrated poet and memoirist, delves into the agonies of her decision and describes the emerging women’s liberation movement, of which Moore would soon become a participant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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Gibson cited increasingly severe stomach pains and diarrhea across several days as her family's symptoms.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Branch Rickey and Leo Durocher, the Dodgers’ general manager and manager, took great pains to protect Robinson, but protecting him from all of the vitriol was an impossibility.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Their evident fondness for one another, glowing warmly alongside all their sniping and whispering and eye-rolling, allows all the nightmares in Big Mistakes to feel like a lark rather than an incipient calamity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Between the jealousy, paranoia, and a shocking cake-cutting scene that'd give any wedding planner a lifetime of nightmares, The Girlfriend puts a soapy, sexy, scary spin on well-trodden monster-in-law territory.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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Arthur is living for the likes, his suburban house of horrors happening to bear similarities to the anonymous McMansions preferred by so many influencers.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Broadway power couple first met while surviving the horrors of the underworld in Hadestown before traveling to Weimar Republic Germany in Cabaret.—
Carey Purcell,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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One of his tortures is forcing his prisoners to watch it on repeat.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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In that final part of the cycle—the writing part—were torments, perhaps even tortures, but good things happened.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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So too did Trump spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain, who compared the president’s torments to those of Jesus.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Miseries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miseries. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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