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despair

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verb

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Recent Examples of despair
Noun
The result: Millions of people fleeing their homelands because of gang violence and economic despair. Brad Wolf, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Khalili continues to hide with her husband and child in Islamabad, and her despair continues to mount. Sophia Saifi, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
And don’t despair if your historic home has a telephone nook. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025 And when you’re finished, don’t despair—hop on Slime Rancher 2: Into the Labyrinth for more. Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for despair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for despair
Noun
  • With the Heat entering Saturday in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and four games behind the sixth-place Detroit Pistons for the East’s final playoff spot that doesn’t require having to go through play-in, the standings have helped create that level of desperation.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
  • When guests arrive in town with a plan that will uproot Junie’s life, her act of desperation wakes Minnie’s spirit from the grave, also unveiling horrifying secrets about Bellereine.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Gone, too, is the Latin Mass revival, which, to the dismay of many Catholics around the world, Francis quashed via a motu proprio in 2021.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The raid at the Copa Club was greeted with dismay online.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Amid the busy work of grief, the young women have no real time to grieve for themselves.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
  • What’s the right way to grieve when the act won’t forgive a crime?
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Without immediate results, frustration and discouragement creep up, prompting people to quit.
    Jane Hanson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Super Group believed its global Betway brand and marketing deals with 10 NBA and NHL franchises and on Ted Lasso would draw in Americans, but found high taxes a discouragement in some markets and marketing spending too fierce in others.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The animal, which was partially burnt, appeared to have suffered blunt force trauma as well.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday that the star shortstop suffered a mild intercostal strain in spring training, and his timetable to return is uncertain.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • On Sunday, Battle’s cousins mourned in a relative’s apartment about a half-mile away from the shooting scene.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In a statement posted to Instagram Thursday, Parton mourned Dean's death.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Now his parents have photos of Sammy on the North Carolina campus during a visit, a condolence letter from the university and deep sorrow for a life cut short.
    Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But Magnani elevates Serafina into a lightning storm of rage, sorrow, and vengeance.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The matches are now much more likely to reverse course if one team is pulling ahead — that certainly can’t hurt.
    Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Speaking of credit scores, contrary to popular opinion, having multiple credit cards won’t hurt you.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Despair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despair. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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