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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
Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Related article As France sinks into the political mire, Macron must be kicking himself
A further snap election is not possible because the current parliament is required to sit until June, one year after the last vote.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Julie Coleman, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The legality of the program remains mired in the federal courts.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
McDonald made her entrance after a couple of hours, resplendent in a crimson Christian Siriano gown, the mire of Rose well and scrubbed off.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Related article As France sinks into the political mire, Macron must be kicking himself
A further snap election is not possible because the current parliament is required to sit until June, one year after the last vote.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Ranked in order of best year-to-date performance, here are the top ten on the 30-stock Dow:
3M: The manufacturing company had been mired in litigation but seems to have settled major cases, Cramer said.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The legality of the program remains mired in the federal courts.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mire
Noun
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Vacuum and spot-shampoo the carpeting and carpeted floor mats using a home rug-cleaning spray to avoid permanent stains from ground-in mud or road salt.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman was discovered in the mud room, adjacent to the kitchen, with his sunglasses at his side.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Georgia’s barrier islands, including St. Simons and Jekyll Island, boast diverse landscapes made up of beaches, marshes, dunes, and maritime forests.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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They are commonly found along marshes, swamps and lagoons, the website reported.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now, there are clearly two ways out of this predicament for Leeds United.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Is there a way out of our divided country’s seemingly hopeless predicament?—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Basically, color bleeding is when the dye of clothes seeps into the water during a wash cycles and stains other clothes in the load.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Headless mannequins wearing the shirts of Marlon, William and Matheus Pereira — stained in red to resemble blood — were hung days after Cruzeiro’s penalty defeat to America MG in the Campeonato Mineiro semi-finals.—
Colin Millar,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The fourth person was reportedly trapped in one of the vehicles and had to be cut out.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The agency runs a Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program to trap and often kill gators that threaten people or pets.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The fish thrive in rivers, creeks, ponds, and swamps with slow or still waters and are often found on vegetation, logs, and dead branches.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The swamp is not being drained; it’s being filled with more water than the Panama Canal.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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New foods include chicken bacon ranch waffle stick, pickle juice lemonade, flaming hot chili mac dog and more.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott Think a hankering for pickle juice is just a weird pregnancy quirk?—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Mountaineers found some success with the full court press in the third quarter and used the ball pressure to muck the game up.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2025
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Sure, the Blackhawks could throw $15 million a season at Mikko Rantanen or Mitch Marner this summer, or muck their way through another miserable season and hope that Kirill Kaprizov is available and willing in 2026.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Mire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mire. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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