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Recent Examples of calvary
Some of these calvaries, like one of the oldest, at Tronoën, near the seashore southwest of Quimper, assemble an enormous cast of actors.
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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
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
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These prescriptive measures took place in isolated medical facilities known as sanatoriums, and some of the fancier ones resembled a cross between a hospital and a resort.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
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Around 15 tests, and that’s not counting cross tests, recipe videos, and photoshoots.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My dad for enduring his heart transplant ordeal and surviving against all odds and my mom for her undying loyalty and being the best teammate of all time!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sweeney posted a video of the ordeal to her Instagram on Monday night.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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In other words, if Hollywood had an awards show for public corruption trials, this case would be at home watching it and moping that it didn’t get nominated.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The disgraced financier died by suicide while in custody awaiting trial in 2019.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Current totals of seven league goals and four assists suggest those early-season tribulations have been vanquished.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Such tribulations have hidden the kind of personal growth that Kerr has undergone as a coach, even if the record does not indicate it.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Dec. 2025
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Join a pilgrimage to watch the first rainfall on Mars; trap yourself with a death monk in a locked-room murder mystery—or trap yourself with the Shelleys the summer that Mary got a lightning bolt of literary inspiration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man charged with the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, will appear in a Provo, Utah, courtroom Tuesday as his attorneys resume their questioning of Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray, whose office is prosecuting the case.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Calvary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvary. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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