1
as in misery
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as in baseness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wretchedness
Noun
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That system, Fritz Alphonse Jean said, has fueled immense misery and social inequalities as well as the current gang violence that has a desperate population urgently calling for help.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation's mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Africa need not be seen as a site of destitution and need.—
Nnimmo Bassey,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2022
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Otherwise, Sacramento might be the one team on this list that isn’t too upset about middle-class life, not after the two decades of destitution preceding its 2023 ascent to the playoffs.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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At the last minute, a relative rode to the rescue—as, later, did a wealthy aunt, who plucked him out of poverty and sent him to private school.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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But poverty trends should not be getting increasingly bleak.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Adding to woes are issues with transporting coal via rail and the Russian central bank's record high key interest rate of 21 percent aimed at curbing soaring inflation of 9.5 percent.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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At recent school board meetings, Keller officials have partly blamed the district’s financial woes on declining enrollment, which has resulted in less state funding.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That would help ensure that our longer lives are not feared as a time of pain, penury or purposelessness, but as a treasured gift of years.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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One of Thompson’s signature innovations was to use a predictive algorithm to kick ailing and disabled Medicare patients out of nursing homes and rehabilitative programs, causing untold misery and penury.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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No cause of death has been confirmed, but the NYPD says no criminality is suspected.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Police also told the site that Trachtenberg died of natural causes and that criminality was not suspected in her death.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His legal team also filed a separate motion requesting a public defender be assigned to his case, citing indigence.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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The ceaseless movement of staff around the world compounds this nebulous sensation of perpetual indigence.—
Nick Foulkes,
theweek,
7 Nov. 2024
Noun
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From high-end to affordable, watches have been a staple piece on many women’s wrists up until around the past two decades, when technology replaced the necessity and women's fashion seemed to leave timepieces behind.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Bode is a closet necessity for any cool boy (or girl).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Wretchedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wretchedness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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