Synonyms for state of affairs
state of affairs

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1. situation, state of affairsnoun

   the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

   "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

   Synonyms:
   position, spot, site, post, office, situation, berth, billet, place

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1. International Women:

   I'm very upset with the state of affairs right now, i always try to be optimistic. I think that freedom will prevail. And I don't dictate who buys my clothing in a store.

2. Pete Buttigieg:

   I don't know if Donald Trump felt it necessary to pull out a sharpie and change the map, I don't know if one of his aides felt they had to do that to protect Donald Trump ego. No matter how you cut it, this is an unbelievably sad state of affairs for our country, look, when the presidency has been reduced to this, all of us are diminished because the presidency is supposed to be something we all look up to, even if we disagree with the President... what we're seeing there is literally pathetic.

3. Donald Trump:

   I think it's a very sad story, we're looking into it. It's a very sad state of affairs when something like that can happen.

4. De Baca:

   He probably should never have done what he did, i think [Reagan] was dreaming. There was no enforcement. Then you have Obama coming in with protecting them instead of stopping them at the border. ... He has turned out to be a real sad state of affairs.

5. Boris Johnson:

   But on the 25th anniversary of the handover, we simply can not avoid the fact that for some time now, Beijing has been failing to comply with its obligations. It's a state of affairs that threatens both the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong ' and the continued progress and prosperity of their home.