as in fire
a test of faith, patience, or strength
the hikers were finally rescued after a three-day ordeal in the wilderness
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Recent Examples of ordeal
Between the meal planning, the grocery shopping, and the actual cooking, figuring out how to feed yourself dinner every day can be an ordeal.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2025
While the encounter was intense, no serious injuries were reported, and the rapper appeared to walk away from the ordeal in good spirits.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 May 2025
Chambers has spoken sparingly about the ordeal, often deflecting attention to protect her children, Harper and Ford.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
As the stars of Another Simple Favor dodge questions about their co-star’s ordeal, director Paul Feig is coming to Blake Lively‘s defense.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 May 2025
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2025
While the encounter was intense, no serious injuries were reported, and the rapper appeared to walk away from the ordeal in good spirits.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 May 2025
Chambers has spoken sparingly about the ordeal, often deflecting attention to protect her children, Harper and Ford.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
As the stars of Another Simple Favor dodge questions about their co-star’s ordeal, director Paul Feig is coming to Blake Lively‘s defense.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordeal
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Winds, with gusts around 20 to 25 mph, combined with the warm, dry conditions, will raise fire weather concerns for northwestern Missouri.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
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Rather than having beams of hellfire raining uncontrollably, enemies fire clearly telegraphed attacks that can be blocked by the shield.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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There’s an almost punk sensibility behind showing the gauntlet that Imogen Poots, playing Yuknavitch from her late teens to her thirties, is forced to run.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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Known for the ‘Green Mile’, a three-hole gauntlet that can chew up a lead in a heartbeat, pros will have to be dialed in to the max to even make the cut.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Her late father was a defense attorney for the defensed in former NFL player O.J. Simpson's murder trial.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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All five players pleaded not guilty in the trial, which is now in its fifth week.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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In the 42nd minute, Tottenham’s midfielder Pape Sarr whipped a right-footed cross into the area, with the ball deflecting off Man United’s Luke Shaw and then getting a slight touch from Spurs’ top scorer in all competitions.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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The game’s lone goal came when Yoshida inadvertently deflected a Sporting KC cross into his own net.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Ordeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordeal. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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