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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Recent Examples of mired
However, now his achievement is mired in controversy, on top of their seemingly strained relationship due to the YSL RICO case and the belief that the Atlanta rapper snitched on his mentor.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sales growth has been mired in the single digits for four straight quarters as the company reckons with the challenges of saturation in its key market of customer relationship management software.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Rooney had a significant mitigation for this disaster because Derby was mired in financial troubles and suffered significant points deductions.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Their country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Both of those projects were mired in controversy, and the popularity of the latter show directly impacted the brothers’ standings in court.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.
—Dan Gooding
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers star is mired in the worst season of his career, but released himself from the trappings of expectation.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Over at Evans, the Trojans were mired in losing seasons and hardly anyone came to games.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sales growth has been mired in the single digits for four straight quarters as the company reckons with the challenges of saturation in its key market of customer relationship management software.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Rooney had a significant mitigation for this disaster because Derby was mired in financial troubles and suffered significant points deductions.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Their country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Both of those projects were mired in controversy, and the popularity of the latter show directly impacted the brothers’ standings in court.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.
—Dan Gooding
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers star is mired in the worst season of his career, but released himself from the trappings of expectation.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Over at Evans, the Trojans were mired in losing seasons and hardly anyone came to games.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mired
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Suarez, the 38-year-old Uruguayan icon and one of the greatest strikers in history with more than 500 goals for club and country, has had his legacy stained by disciplinary issues.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Voice of Hind Rajab dramatizes the final hours of a young girl trapped under fire in Gaza.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Currently, according to Applebee's website, menu items include bourbon street chicken and shrimp, hot honey glazed chicken and blackened Cajun salmon.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Video of the aftermath showed only debris from the collision and the ground blackened as though from a large explosion or fire.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This has been done for those who are embroiled with the use of the Internet, or the use of their smartphone, and seems to equally apply to AI usage.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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South Korean authorities repeatedly asked Google to change the location names – but Google resisted and became embroiled in several other South Korean map-labeling controversies in the following years, Ahn wrote in a paper about the topic.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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True moral dilemmas, which become tangled, in ways that seem impossible to unravel, with his private life.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Many upright vacuums have nonretractable cords that can become tangled or damaged during use.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Industrial is the biggest laggard, thanks to supply chain uncertainty also muddied by potential and real tariffs.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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What should have been the start of a promising run in the UFC is now muddied by a one-year absence and the nasty stigma of a doping case.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the most part, this is about strained resources, not sullied reputations.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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That means the air on the Colorado Plateau — when not sullied by the ever-lengthening wildfire season — has become cleaner as the coal industry faded away.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Mired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mired. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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