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. Kristie Small:

   I'm 100 % positive that is why I got fired, i think that is a bad state of affairs when someone in his position can be so brazen and so bold to do something like this.

2. Billy Bob Thornton:

   I am probably obsolete as a movie director in the current state of affairs, i was under the influence of Southern novelists and that kind of thing. I am not sure there’s much of a market for it.

3. Mike Turner:

   Yet in most areas of the world we have no idea which drugs are being sold to whom and for what purpose. This is an appalling state of affairs, we cannot hope to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drugs unless we have simple, basic information in place.

4. 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.

5. Enrique Pena Nieto:

   The shameful events in Iguala have shown that Mexico is stuck in a state of affairs which is unacceptable and must be overcome.