asperities

plural of asperity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for asperities
Noun
  • As the harsh winter months approached, the French army was forced to retreat, but not without facing many hardships.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • An election for Wyandotte County sheriff this November comes on the heels of a year fraught with hardships for the department, including a deputy’s line of duty death and a jail worker charged with murder after an inmate died at the county detention center.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Running an international night train is not without its difficulties.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Barca and Madrid hierarchies have battled together for common causes like the European Super League, which Perez has been pushing for decades, and which Laporta saw as a possible handy solution for Barca’s financial difficulties.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Asperities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asperities. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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