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ordeal

noun

ȯr-ˈdē(-ə)l

Definition of ordeal

as in gauntlet

a test of faith, patience, or strength the hikers were finally rescued after a three-day ordeal in the wilderness

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Recent Examples of ordeal But passengers don’t have to be helpless during these stressful ordeals. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 The ordeal suffered by her, her young baby and son is chronicled through videos Roro sent through Hani, with whom Plambech developed a close relationship. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Abascal has criticized Sánchez and blamed him for her ordeal. — Alicia León, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 The ordeal carved a major hole in the couples’ finances, Reich said. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ordeal

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That kind of negotiation is now part of the gauntlet independent retailers face when buying for their boutiques.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Intel's Core Ultra 5 Series 3 chip saw the Acer Googlebook 14 through two first-place showings among the four Googlebooks tested, in WebXPRT’s browser gauntlet and PCMark for Android's productivity suite.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of gauntlet

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During the trial, Solberg's father, Bobby Solberg, delivered an emotional victim impact statement criticizing Pollis for putting the families through the lengthy proceedings.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
During the weekslong trial, prosecutors painted Murdaugh as a fraudster who killed his wife and son as a desperate attempt to distract from investigations into his vast financial crimes.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

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In Lyon, France's third-largest city where about 20,000 protesters joined the march, a fire broke out inside a tourist office.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
At the height of the incident, DeKalb fire crews blocked two right lanes of I-85 southbound and the entire access road next to it.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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In short, the researchers somehow focused the X-rays into an area roughly 100,000 times smaller than the cross-section of a typical human hair.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Co-written by playwright (and Succession co-writer) Will Arbery, Sacrifice starts off as a showbiz satire that eventually transforms into a cross between Apocalypse Now and The Lord of the Rings.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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