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
  • 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
  • The new film, which is both written and directed by the franchise’s longtime screenwriter John Hamburg, sees Grande play Olivia Jones, the fiancé of Pam and Greg Focker’s son who now has to endure the tribulations of meeting the parents (and grandparents) before joining the family.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of tribulations
Noun
  • The trials confirmed the vessel’s seaworthiness and validated the integration of its core technologies.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • The University of Oxford began human trials of an Ebola vaccine, as the virus spread to two new provinces in the DR Congo, fueling fears the fast-moving outbreak is becoming harder to contain.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of trials
Noun
  • Having said that, this is not the story of the Gilgo Beach murders.
    — Rodney K. Harrison, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
  • Almost 22 years ago, Scott Peterson was convicted of the murders of his wife Laci and their unborn son.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 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
  • Here’s a guy who wrote a whole book about the horrors of wokeness.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
  • The horrors of what Henry has left behind — and could easily be returned to — are hardly skipped over.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 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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