1
as in stained
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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as in trapped
to place in conflict or difficulties
the case has been mired in probate court for years
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Last year around this time, the mood was much different in Detroit, as the Pistons were mired in a 25-game losing streak en route to what would become the longest single-season losing skid in NBA history.
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Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Miami Heat The 13-13 Heat have been mired in trade chatter a lot themselves this year, but have been more oriented towards figuring out the fate of six-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Sudan is now mired in a brutal civil war.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Assad had ruled over the country mired in a civil war since 2011, but rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) toppled the regime in a stunning offensive this month.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
When adjusting for inflation, outstanding credit card debt is 13% below the all-time record from 2008, when Americans were mired in the Great Recession.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Early Sunday, the rebels captured the capital city of Damascus, ending the Assad family’s 50-year rule — mired by 13 years of civil war and dire humanitarian conditions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
The beauty was that AI researchers could say that their more advanced AI was closer to AGI and not mired in the less-stellar conventional AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Trade war looms Overseas shipments this year have represented a rare bright spot in the Chinese economy, with domestic spending mired in a slump and persistent woes in the property sector spooking investors.
—Peter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Miami Heat The 13-13 Heat have been mired in trade chatter a lot themselves this year, but have been more oriented towards figuring out the fate of six-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Sudan is now mired in a brutal civil war.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Assad had ruled over the country mired in a civil war since 2011, but rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) toppled the regime in a stunning offensive this month.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
When adjusting for inflation, outstanding credit card debt is 13% below the all-time record from 2008, when Americans were mired in the Great Recession.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Early Sunday, the rebels captured the capital city of Damascus, ending the Assad family’s 50-year rule — mired by 13 years of civil war and dire humanitarian conditions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
The beauty was that AI researchers could say that their more advanced AI was closer to AGI and not mired in the less-stellar conventional AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Trade war looms Overseas shipments this year have represented a rare bright spot in the Chinese economy, with domestic spending mired in a slump and persistent woes in the property sector spooking investors.
—Peter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Mired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mired. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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