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as in troubled
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as in depressed
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
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Recent Examples of distressed
Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
This trend offers private equity firms significant opportunities to acquire and revitalize distressed assets.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
When Plants Cry, Moths Make a Decision: A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The financial services magnate (not the ex-president) made his name turning around distressed banks, making a mint reviving Golden State Bancorp with Ronald Perelman (the investor, not the actor).
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Accusers who were ready to testify against the actor were left distressed and disappointed.
—Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
This trend offers private equity firms significant opportunities to acquire and revitalize distressed assets.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
When Plants Cry, Moths Make a Decision: A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The financial services magnate (not the ex-president) made his name turning around distressed banks, making a mint reviving Golden State Bancorp with Ronald Perelman (the investor, not the actor).
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distressed
Adjective
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Upcoming trustee elections represent a chance for sane graduates of the troubled institution to push it in the right direction -- despite the university’s interference.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
19 Jan. 2025
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The troubled Metropolitan Detention Center jail in Brooklyn has just two doctors on staff to care for its more than 1,100 inmates, and an opening for a third physician has gone unfilled for nearly a decade.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s high-end real estate ambitions with GOP connections Gen Z employees are stressed, depressed, and burnt out: Study Netflix keeps raising prices.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
22 Jan. 2025
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The study also reveals that 46 percent of Gen Z felt stressed (compared to the 35 percent employee average), 35 percent felt depressed (compared to 20 percent average), 44 percent felt burned out (compared to 34 percent), and 30 percent felt isolated (compared to 22 percent).—
Jess Thomson,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Plants with vining stems or long tap roots can be difficult to transplant and other plants simply don’t like to have their roots disturbed after planting.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2025
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The relationship quickly unearthed something that disturbed him.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The climax is a horrendous German burning of a village, as striking for its visual imagery as for its agitated music.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The inaugural film in The Conjuring franchise understands that seasoned viewers of haunted-house films know what signs to look for by now: cold spots, agitated pets, clocks that stop ticking.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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Slot said Alexander-Arnold was not distracted by fluttering eyes in Spain but the right-back looked like a man with his mind elsewhere.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, some basic realities are that Russia is distracted by the war Ukraine, and is not of much help to Iran's regional military strategy.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Overall, the stock market had a strong 2024, even as Americans worried about the economy.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.—
John Archer,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Luke Richardson tried in vain to coax that tenacity out of him in the NHL, often pairing him with hardscrabble players to encourage a tougher mindset.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The film’s setting also helps transcend time, evoking the smallness of its hardscrabble world, filled with the details of the period.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
7 July 2024
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“Distressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distressed. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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