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Recent Examples of tribulation SkyMed follows the triumphs and tribulations of young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across the remote skies of Northern Canada, weaving together intense journeys with jaw-dropping medical rescues 20,000 feet in the air in the most remote conditions. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 In the past, Iran has recovered from its tribulations by revising its strategy and finding novel ways to subvert the United States, Israel, and their interests. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 The show jumps around in time, covering decades of the family’s triumphs and tribulations. Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025 The images are more grounded in the tribulations of romance, which the researchers argue also better fit Chaucer’s later allusions to the poem. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribulation
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Noun
  • Brown, 36, has filed portions of his April deposition in the civil court matter as part of his new request that the judge strike the housekeeper’s claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and punitive damages from her lawsuit.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Is an internalized fear of risk causing internal distress?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The wife ushers the two frightened boys behind her, and watches on helplessly as her husband screams in agony and terror, thrashing his arms and legs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Please, more of Isabella lightly teasing Marty about his tendency to flagellate himself while considering the agony of the human condition.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Springsteen grew up alongside rock’n’roll, absorbing its origin story and waiting for the day when his ability to write a killer riff would transport him from the misery of living with a father who didn’t understand him, shut off from a world that promised so much but gave so little.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the Monster is part of Ana’s imagination or not, the scene carries a fragile, haunting power, suggesting that the only person capable of rescuing Ana from the pervasive mystery and misery of her home life belongs to the supernatural, outside the punishing borders of Franco’s Spain.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Days full of anguish Thousands of miles away from the ICE detention facility in Michigan, Aurelquis Gómez visits her nephew Noah often.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Director Josh Boone will cut to a goofy montage right after a moment when a character is supposed to be mired in anguish.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ergofoot Orthopedic Slippers For those on my holiday list who have more sensitive and pain-prone feet, this orthopedic pair stands out from the crowd.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • According to my friends from STATS Perform, only six other relief pitchers in World Series history can share his pain.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Tribulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribulation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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