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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
The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
For those millions of Americans, spring weather brings sniffles, itchy eyes, asthma exacerbation, and other miseries, with effects ranging from mild symptoms to serious medical emergencies.
—Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Inarguably one of the best teams in the country annually, the Boilermakers had a string of March miseries.
—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
Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
For those millions of Americans, spring weather brings sniffles, itchy eyes, asthma exacerbation, and other miseries, with effects ranging from mild symptoms to serious medical emergencies.
—Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Inarguably one of the best teams in the country annually, the Boilermakers had a string of March miseries.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miseries
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Although the novel’s center does not quite hold, O’Farrell’s emotional intelligence — the heart and heat of her characters — braces this sometimes unwieldy chronicle of a nation that has been subject to cumbrous historic agonies.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The agonies of the day were only intermittently audible in the music on offer in Witten.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Saliba had been a concern after playing through back pains during Arsenal’s Champions League Final loss.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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However, while yellow journalism often resulted in articles that were exaggerated or misleading, TMZ usually takes pains to be rigorous and accurate in its reporting.—
Angelica Kalika,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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That's when the cleanup started, and when Scott Meisenheimer's medical nightmares began.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Avoid potential traffic nightmares going to Inglewood by using shuttle buses and ride-share apps.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Six Sex never ignores the horrors, but uses them as fuel for a debut that unfurls as a freewheeling post-porno blitz.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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But Azeez did confirm that once season 3 is underway, Javadi will no longer be feet-first in the horrors of emergency medicine.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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But such judgments often come from a place of distance—from people who have never lived under a theocracy that imprisons, tortures, and kills with impunity.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
11 Mar. 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 17 Jun. 2026.
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