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as in misery
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as in baseness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wretchedness
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Humidity is adding to the misery Oppressive humidity is accompanying the heat wave, according to Weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Erdman.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 June 2025 -
Cuomo, age 67 and one of the last powerful men to succumb to the #MeToo movement, is an unlikely standard-bearer for a Democratic Party desperate to move on from the miseries of the past decade, but New York politics isn’t famous for its uncomplicated options.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
17 June 2025
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All the hallmarks of American poverty — bad food, obesity and urban blight — coalesced in an apocalyptic scene of destitution and vagrancy.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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That means at least one in five people or households severely lack food and face starvation and destitution.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The researchers also compiled data on four key negative social conditions – corruption, inequality, poverty and violence – of 183 countries and all 50 US states, going back 20 years to see if there was a connection.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
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Inequality is poverty’s foremost enemy, not statistics and Census figures.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The offensive woes and pitching woes continued for the Mets on Friday night in a 10-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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Fluctuations in American tariff policies may not be the only contributor to watch export woes.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 June 2025
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But the mass of the population remained trapped in rural penury or urban favelas, while the fortunate few soared over the country’s ungovernable megacities in private helicopters.—
Jonathan Tepperman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2015
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The progressivism had its roots in a southern economy that depended on agriculture and, as a result, suffered an unusual degree of penury during the Depression.—
Taeku Lee,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2013
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That much of this criminality has occurred on American college campuses is because many who inhabit these campuses – faculty, administrators, and students – either support it or refuse to condemn it.—
Jay Bergman,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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The state has failed to produce a single piece of evidence linking me to any act of violence or criminality.—
Mahrang Baloch,
Time,
10 June 2025
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His legal team also filed a separate motion requesting a public defender be assigned to his case, citing indigence.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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His legal team also filed a separate motion requesting a public defender be assigned to his case, citing indigence.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Curbing your food spending is a good practice year round, but when economic times become uncertain, saving on your grocery bill becomes a necessity.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Immediate food assistance resources Several organizations are offering free delivery of groceries and necessities to families affected by recent immigration enforcement.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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“Wretchedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wretchedness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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