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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
much of the land in that area is mire that cannot be developed
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as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
an abused wife who was hopelessly stuck in a mire of emotional dependency
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as in to stain
to make dirty
the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts
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Recent Examples of mire
Juan Velasquez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
Dark secrets quickly raise their heads along with enemies from the past reemerging, and Jack Lowden's River Cartwright becomes tangled in the mire of his MI5 veteran grandfather's history.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Mark Ambrogi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
My thought was to dispel that sense of unease through scrutiny—whether through the inspiration that comes from seeing work done at its highest levels or the grim consolation of seeing that even the best occasionally end up mired in failure.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In three succinct yet potent lines, Stevenson describes the beauty beneath the mire of metamorphosis.
—Juan Velasquez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
Dark secrets quickly raise their heads along with enemies from the past reemerging, and Jack Lowden's River Cartwright becomes tangled in the mire of his MI5 veteran grandfather's history.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
Colvin, who had been mired in a shooting slump, was 1 of 16 from 3-point range in the previous five games.
—Mark Ambrogi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
My thought was to dispel that sense of unease through scrutiny—whether through the inspiration that comes from seeing work done at its highest levels or the grim consolation of seeing that even the best occasionally end up mired in failure.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mire
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From clothing to fingernails, everything is soot and mud and ash and blood.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Split open at the seam and tender female feet urged in to keep the damp and mud at bay; slippers of a sort.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Medaka–aka the Japanese rice fish–are only about 1.4 inches long and can be found in rice paddies, ponds, marshes, quiet streams, and tide pools in Japan.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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This popular park is known for its diverse landscapes, from bald cypress swamps and maritime forests to tidal marshes.AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
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The confusion over Everton’s managerial situation has been unhelpful given the team’s predicament.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The widespread indifference to the Uyghurs’ predicament exposes double standards, not only among today’s prevailing political ideologies, but also within the international politics of human rights.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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The clay could have been put onto the bone directly, or the bone could have been held in a cloth already stained with red ochre.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The assault permanently stained Yarrow's reputation, particularly in the #MeToo era, as he was regularly disinvited from events once his name became known as a performing guest.Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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They are trapped inside Lumon's offices, doomed to work on a dull yet mysterious project, never to see the light of day—until, late in the show's first season, the workers decide to rebel.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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The miners trapped in the Stilfontein mineshaft were reportedly facing shortages of food, water and other essentials after police blocked off the entrances used to deliver supplies underground.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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And this is the conundrum that every would be drainer of swamps must face.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The footprints took the deputies through a field, a wooded area and then to the edge of a swamp.David Chiu, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Leftover charcuterie is a bit of a challenge, with items as diverse as fig jam or Jamón Ibérico and a vast spread of about six categories (carbs, meat, cheese, spreads, pickles, and nuts).Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant serves chili on burgers — which come in single, double and triple patty options, each with tomatoes, pickles, onions and mustard.Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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Instead of merely mucking it up, Vancouver began to muck its way into the game.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Drillers used mucking poles to vault between platforms because setting a boot in the muck was a risk.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
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“Mire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mire. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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