as in pains
a state of great suffering of body or mind
a tale of misery and woe
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Recent Examples of woes
Los Angeles Kings Safe is death To the Kings’ credit, management did try to address its offensive woes.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Windows Vista and its early WDDM woes had reduced my previously badass main PC with two Nvidia 7900GT cards in SLI to a stuttering BSOD-spitting mess, and the future of Microsoft OSes looked bleak—Windows 7 wouldn’t be along to change the situation for years.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Chapman teaches at Edward Kelley Preschool, one of the district’s final two parent participation preschools, which has been identified for closure because of SCUSD’s ongoing budget woes.
—Graham Womack
may 3, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Turnover woes continue Meziane said the Sun’s biggest weakness currently is its lack of playmakers, and the issue showed in the team’s ongoing turnover issues.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Newsom’s interest in running for president could seemingly discourage him from slashing the budget and raising attention to the state’s financial woes, Sragow said.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The tightening rules in the domestic market will likely add to the woes of DJI, which is already facing regulatory headwinds overseas.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Spirit has for years been struggling to stay profitable, and its financial woes have only worsened amid the spike in jet fuel prices, pushed up by the war in Iran.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
More recently, he has been acquitted of other legal woes.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Windows Vista and its early WDDM woes had reduced my previously badass main PC with two Nvidia 7900GT cards in SLI to a stuttering BSOD-spitting mess, and the future of Microsoft OSes looked bleak—Windows 7 wouldn’t be along to change the situation for years.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Chapman teaches at Edward Kelley Preschool, one of the district’s final two parent participation preschools, which has been identified for closure because of SCUSD’s ongoing budget woes.
—Graham Womack
may 3, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Turnover woes continue Meziane said the Sun’s biggest weakness currently is its lack of playmakers, and the issue showed in the team’s ongoing turnover issues.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Newsom’s interest in running for president could seemingly discourage him from slashing the budget and raising attention to the state’s financial woes, Sragow said.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The tightening rules in the domestic market will likely add to the woes of DJI, which is already facing regulatory headwinds overseas.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Spirit has for years been struggling to stay profitable, and its financial woes have only worsened amid the spike in jet fuel prices, pushed up by the war in Iran.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
More recently, he has been acquitted of other legal woes.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woes
Noun
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Feerick took pains to explain that Section 4 is not designed to be a tool used by an opposition party to remove a President.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The results came so fast that the normal MLS growing pains — the ugly nights, the roster strain, the tactical doubt, the emotional drag of losing — seemed to skip San Diego entirely.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
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And allergy miseries don’t end after the spring.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Woes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woes. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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