Meaning & use
Mires
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Areas of wet, boggy ground; also, figuratively, difficult or troublesome situations one is stuck in.
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The hikers had to skirt several mires on the moor.
The company found itself in the mires of a prolonged legal dispute.
A note on using this word
Beyond its literal wetland meaning, 'mire' is frequently used figuratively, as in 'mired in scandal,' to describe being stuck in a difficult situation.
Words with a similar meaning
bogsmarshes
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Becomes stuck or bogged down, as in mud or a difficult situation.
The truck mires deeper into the mud with every attempt to move.
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