calvaries

plural of calvary

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Noun
  • 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, 9 Oct. 2025
  • While the series is told mainly through Cameron’s point of view, the story is fleshed out by the individual tribulations of his fellow recruits.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Navy and research partners in the United States have progressed from experimental trials off the West Coast to integrating DAS data into operational networks.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The new platform is launching with trials between Malawi and Zambia, COMESA said.
    Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His victims varied, first a young family, then women of varying ages and economic backgrounds — sometimes going years between murders.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • According to the case's probable cause affidavit, which was reviewed by PEOPLE, Kohberger was caught after a sheath of the knife used in the murders was left at the scene in the bed where Mogen and Goncalves were found.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kruse and Fialko invested seven figures into rebuilding Priscilla’s brand, stabilizing her finances, settling her lawsuits, cleaning up numerous private family ordeals, and attempting to help Priscilla repair her relationship with her daughter.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The last of the old curses and the purest championship drought in the sport.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Set for Vietnamese release in the fourth quarter of 2025, The Whispering Spirit is based on ancient myths about special days known as ‘Tam Nương’ that have curses placed on them.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.
    Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The film, set in a southeast Ukrainian town occupied by Russia, will explore the search for human dignity amidst the daily horrors of war.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Former Jews deemed insufficiently converted faced the Spanish Inquisition’s tortures.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Calvaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvaries. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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