calvaries

noun

plural of calvary
as in tribulations

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  1. tribulations
  2. trials
  3. murders
  4. ordeals
  5. curses
  6. horrors
  7. tortures
  8. miseries
Noun
  • This restores a portion of their old fortune to Magdalen as well (from her deceased husband Noel), ending the Vanstones’ tribulations for good.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • In great detail and with candid memories, the book narrates the trials, tribulations, and tragedies from the band’s formation in 1984 through the current day, including emotional and personal reflections on the life and death of one of its own superheroes, Chris Cornell.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
Definition of tribulations
Noun
  • Consider asking your primary care physician about fasting glucose testing before your next annual visit; insulin resistance is the modifiable factor the trials keep returning to.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • There is also extensive archival footage of news coverage surrounding the murders and trials.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of trials
Noun
  • Two decomposed bodies have been found within five days at a park in western North Carolina, and both cases are classified as murders, according to investigators.
    — Mark Price July 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
  • The sentencing of Rex Heuermann in the murders of at least eight women on Long Island should not be treated as the end of a horrific case.
    — Judy Harris Kluger, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of murders
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  • Through their fantastical ordeals, the X-Men illustrate qualities that inspire viewers, young and old.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • People who have been at this work longer, or have survived similar ordeals, can help a mentee see around corners.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Definition of ordeals
Noun
  • Directed by Sébastien Vanicek (2023’s Infested), the follow-up to 2023 reboot Evil Dead Rise stars Wednesday‘s Hunter Doohan in a story about curses lingering too long in a family and the undead that haunts them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of curses
Noun
  • The horrors of uncertainty are translated into the language of manageable risk—risk that somebody, somewhere, has the responsibility and foresight to manage.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • The company’s early decades were marked by the tumult and horrors of World War II, which also contributed to the company’s international expansion.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of horrors
Noun
  • Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • But such judgments often come from a place of distance—from people who have never lived under a theocracy that imprisons, tortures, and kills with impunity.
    — Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of tortures
Noun
  • The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
Definition of miseries
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