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Synonyms: Noun
guck (or gook), muck, mud, ooze, slime, slop, sludge, slush
Synonyms: Verb
befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, dirty, distain [archaic], foul, gaum [dialect], grime, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of mire in a Sentence
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The troops marched onward through the muck and the mire. played on a football field that was thick with mireVerb
the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts the case has been mired in probate court for years
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
To follow the shadowy mire of this saga, which potentially implicates scores of individuals and involves layers of misdirection, is to yearn for an ever-elusive clarity. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, "The Gall of Ghislaine Maxwell," 16 Aug. 2019 But perhaps out of fear of being dragged back into the mire of racial theory, science classes today are largely silent on biology and identity—avoiding the legacy of racial science rather than actively teaching against it. — Charles King, Time, "American Students Are Taught Racism Is Bad—But They're Still Not Learning the Truth About Race," 6 Aug. 2019 The Sergeant' pulled Lazio out of the mire on countless occasions, dragging his over-achieving side kicking and screaming up the Serie A table. — SI.com, "Sergej Milinković-Savić: Lazio's Star Midfielder Is the Complete Midfielder Man Utd Need," 25 July 2019 Much of the first half confines the action to the murk, muck, mire and thrashings in the crawlspace. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘The Crawl’ review: Chicago, your alligator movie has arrived. Capture that Humboldt Park lagoon creature NOW!!!," 12 July 2019 United’s next four games over English soccer’s hectic festive period are against Cardiff, Huddersfield, Bournemouth and Newcastle, which either offer Mourinho a chance to make up ground or to slip further into the mire. — Steve Douglas, The Seattle Times, "Pogba or Mourinho: Who will last longer at United?," 17 Dec. 2018 The deepening legal mire facing the President and the apparently looming military strike in Syria converged in Monday's stunning rant about his legal plight before a room full of top military brass. — Stephen Collinson, CNN, "Real-world consequences at stake in Trump's Russian roulette," 12 Apr. 2018 Laurent Koscielny has admitted that Arsenal are in the midst of a 'negative spiral' but backed his teammates to haul the club out of their current mire. — SI.com, "Arsenal Star Admits Club Is Battling 'Negative Spiral' Ahead of AC Milan Showdown," 8 Mar. 2018 Here and Now, though, dives head-first into the mire of 2018. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "The Fall of the TV Family in Trump's America," 28 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Rockies are mired in last place and have far more questions than answers, making their season one of the most disappointing in Colorado’s professional sports history. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "2019 Rockies? 1999 Broncos? Ranking Colorado’s most-disappointing pro sports seasons," 25 Aug. 2019 And other giants like Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft are all mired in controversy over it. — Sigal Samuel, Vox, "Facebook is building tech to read your mind. The ethical implications are staggering.," 5 Aug. 2019 The protests come at a tricky time for Xi, who’s mired in the U.S.-China trade war and determined to portray a strong image of himself and China this year, the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. — Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, "Amid protests, defiance against Kremlin and Beijing rises," 2 Aug. 2019 In Guatemala City, social and student organizations spoke out against the agreement in front of the Constitutional Court, on the grounds that the country is mired in poverty and unemployment and has no capacity to serve migrants. — Washington Post, "US, Guatemala sign agreement to restrict asylum cases," 27 July 2019 In Guatemala City, social and student organizations spoke out against the agreement in front of the Constitutional Court, on the grounds that the country is mired in poverty and unemployment and has no capacity to serve migrants. — Zeke Miller And Colleen Long, chicagotribune.com, "Guatemala signs a deal with U.S. to restrict asylum cases from Central America," 26 July 2019 He has been mired in the middle of the pack of the top six candidates, and his campaign has far less cash in the bank. — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, "California Republicans try to bury differences for the sake of survival," 5 May 2018 Let’s set aside K-through-12 because that’s been mired in troubles and all kinds of arguments, in the United States at least. — Eric Johnson, Vox, "“The $300 textbook is dead,” says the CEO of textbook maker Pearson," 2 Aug. 2019 Sorkin writes that the idea could have lots of unintended consequences, including miring companies in yet more litigation. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "Putting Ethics on Par With Shareholder Value: CEO Daily," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mire.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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