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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
  • Irene can do the hard things and get through whatever tribulations get thrown her way.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tribulations
Noun
  • Here’s how to sign up — and grab those juicy free trials — before the full-fledged arrival of one of television’s biggest nights.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The company recently scrapped three trials on an experimental cardiovascular drug.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of trials
Noun
  • What remains disputed is whether those beliefs motivated the Tate-LaBianca murders or whether, as Berlinger argues, prosecutors elevated them into the central theory of their case.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Scream saga began with a ringing phone and one of the most surprising murders in horror-movie history.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of murders
Noun
  • The two have remained united throughout the murder investigation and subsequent legal ordeals regarding Kohberger.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Through their fantastical ordeals, the X-Men illustrate qualities that inspire viewers, young and old.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of ordeals
Noun
  • In other cases Hoodoo was used to counter the threat of curses, as in the practice of suspending bottles from a tree to trap any malevolent spirits or witches traveling in spirit form.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.
    — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of curses
Noun
  • For Everton fans hoping this game would draw a line under the existential horrors of transfer deadline day earlier in the week, this was a positive outcome.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • For years, Germany has built its identity on its leadership role in a broader and more open Europe and on its culture of remembrance – keeping the horrors of the Nazi regime ever fresh in thought.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of horrors
Noun
  • Penal Code 597 states that any person who who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal is guilty of a crime.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tortures
Noun
  • Some residents said hope is elusive given the island’s litany of miseries – from natural disasters to a bankrupt government to a financial control board that manages funding for infrastructure.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite, has sickened thousands of people and hospitalized hundreds with explosive diarrhea, painful cramping, or other gastrointestinal miseries.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of miseries
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