calvary

noun

Definition of calvarynext
as in cross

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Recent Examples of calvary Escorting Cowing was a calvary of teammates including KhaDarel Hodge, Josiah Deguara, Jalen Stroman and Sincere McCormick. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Some of these calvaries, like one of the oldest, at Tronoën, near the seashore southwest of Quimper, assemble an enormous cast of actors. — Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 The days after news of the deaths have been a calvary for those left behind, Amarinder Singh said. — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calvary
  1. cross
  2. ordeal
  3. trial
  4. tribulation
  5. murder
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  • Quinn Sullivan started the sequence with a cross in front of goal that Indiana Vassilev settled and pulled goalkeeper William Yarbrough out of his area to find Cavan Sullivan for a close-range finish into an empty net.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Whereas Paintstroke evokes a wet stripe of pigment, Chalk Line juxtaposes raised cross-hatchings against a neutral ground.
    — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of cross
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  • The survivors had yet to speak publicly about their ordeal and had requested privacy, the Australian broadcaster reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The village’s ordeal began in the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, when it was occupied.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ordeal
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  • Au Kam San, a Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker, was sentenced to 12½ years in prison after a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness in the Chinese casino hub's first national security case since the law was enacted in 2009.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The case was one of several lawsuits related to the social media personal injury trial that Meta and YouTube lost earlier this year.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of trial
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  • Not surprisingly, when Christa-Maria’s tribulations are captured on the video screen, Knightley’s close-ups are sensational.
    — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Supporters say there are sufficient protections to prevent the county from experiencing the financial tribulations that Vallejo suffered in part because of binding arbitration.
    — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of tribulation
Noun
  • One of the three Vallejo men considered suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Avtar Singh has been arrested, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Greenfield resident Donald William Breeden was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of murder

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“Calvary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvary. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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