as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died
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Recent Examples of oppression
The Civil War did not, of course, end the evil of racial oppression.
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
The festival also featured various children and family activities, and a screening of a film by a community organizer in high school about how Black people have resisted oppression across time throughout Illinois.
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Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
In its heyday, the team, led by Ukrainian refugees from World War II and Stalin's postwar oppression, won a half-dozen national championships in various American professional leagues.
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Brian Mann,
NPR,
25 June 2026
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi led the Salt March, a nonviolent protest against the tax, which had become a symbol of colonial oppression.
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Zehra Jumabhoy,
Artforum,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for oppression
James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
The festival also featured various children and family activities, and a screening of a film by a community organizer in high school about how Black people have resisted oppression across time throughout Illinois.
—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
In its heyday, the team, led by Ukrainian refugees from World War II and Stalin's postwar oppression, won a half-dozen national championships in various American professional leagues.
—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
25 June 2026
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi led the Salt March, a nonviolent protest against the tax, which had become a symbol of colonial oppression.
—
Zehra Jumabhoy,
Artforum,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for oppression
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppression
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Nonetheless, Simón stirs up the ineffable sadness that comes with wanting answers to the mysteries of your family — and then, like it or not, receiving them.
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There’s a frank sadness to nearly every scene, but also a tenderness and warmth between these two unlikely friends.
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The pair went all the way down to a 43-mile-wide and 1,500-mile-long depression in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, known as the Challenger Deep.
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The victim's mother also addressed the jury, blaming Rullan for her son's depression and anxiety and describing the emotional toll the abuse had taken on their family.
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Beneath all the sensuality and beauty, there’s also a lingering melancholy that feels very familiar to me.
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Don Hertzfeldt occasionally comes to mind for a similarly pervasive mood of questioning, philosophical melancholy.
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President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow over the crash and offered condolences to the victims' families.
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Croatia’s World Cup exit was not without a fight, with a last-minute, stoppage time goal that likely had fans screaming at the TV in jubilation, and then in sorrow.
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Some mourners, gathering at the funeral of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Saturday, expressed both anguish and a desire for vengeance.
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And with that decision, the company narrowed the chance that the mother’s anguish could draw attention to any danger the formula might pose to other infants.
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Power Ballad should be breezy and fun, with that twist of mournfulness that Carney is always so adept at pulling off.
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“Oppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppression. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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