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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calvaries
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This is a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning—a singular tale of the trials, tribulations, and hope to be found in a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Dabis plays a mother contextualizing the fate of her son through the tribulations of his grandfather.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Since Andrea's trials, Woroniecki has continued to preach across the United States.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV all offer free trials, which allows sports fans to watch the game for free.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Jan. 2026
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The interdisciplinary approach brought the duke’s life and death to a stunning clarity — indicating how analyses can shed new light on age-old mysteries, even murders.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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But when a series of murders begins to plague Los Angeles, Scout becomes the biggest suspect in the investigation — and the years she’s spent creating her pop singer image are at risk.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The medical ordeals are traumatic and disgusting, but fascinating and full of the quirks of modern life.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Both women survived, but are still reeling from ordeals that have drawn national attention — in part, because they were captured on video and shared on social media.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Dec. 2025
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In Jujutsu Kaisen, heroic jujutsu sorcerers wage war against demonic creatures called curses and the curse users, who wield jujutsu powers for evil.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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And as relief from one of the greatest curses imaginable – chronic pain – the neuro-key may offer pain modulation without the expense, side effects, and addiction risk of opioids and systemic drugs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Dec. 2025
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Stories The Dial Press, February 24 I love reading about the horrors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Former Jews deemed insufficiently converted faced the Spanish Inquisition’s tortures.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The victims of prejudice and inequality are always the best guardians of the ramparts that sustain those miseries.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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Falling support in Gaza Palestinian public pressure on Hamas has risen as the miseries of war have mounted.—
Mkhaimar Abusada,
The Conversation,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Calvaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvaries. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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