ordeals

plural of ordeal

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ordeals Kruse and Fialko invested seven figures into rebuilding Priscilla’s brand, stabilizing her finances, settling her lawsuits, cleaning up numerous private family ordeals, and attempting to help Priscilla repair her relationship with her daughter. Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordeals
Noun
  • Earlier this year, following the devastating Los Angeles-area fires, the plan was allowed to seek $1 billion from insurance companies, half of which could ultimately be paid for by policyholders from those companies.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In the late 1800s, three major fires happened on the block, and the last one burned all the way through what’s now Buzzard Roost.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Is the Hockomock League one of the toughest gauntlets in Massachusetts again?
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The hydrogen digger’s deployment follows earlier trials at Gallagher’s Hermitage Quarry in Kent.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond denim, trials in apparel and home textile applications found further potential for Lyocell HV100.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Ordeals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordeals. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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