as in distress
a state of great suffering of body or mind
a documentary chronicling the lasting tribulation of Holocaust survivors
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Recent Examples of tribulation
Since retiring from skiing in 2019, Vonn has faced tribulations that made her arrival at this moment even more remarkable.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
While the series is told mainly through Cameron’s point of view, the story is fleshed out by the individual tribulations of his fellow recruits.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
The back yard brimmed with raucous laughter and talk of high-school sporting successes and the tribulations of the Dallas Cowboys.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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
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Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
While the series is told mainly through Cameron’s point of view, the story is fleshed out by the individual tribulations of his fellow recruits.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
The back yard brimmed with raucous laughter and talk of high-school sporting successes and the tribulations of the Dallas Cowboys.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribulation
Noun
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Certain symptoms that signaled addictive food behavior were also more common among women, like inability to decrease intake, greater cravings and distress about their consumption.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Nov. 2025
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Roughly half of all low-income countries are in or near debt distress, which can significantly exacerbate food insecurity.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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Following months of agony and fundraising, Abeba was eventually able to send enough money to pay for her brother Daniel’s release.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Near those boundaries, microscopic changes in pace or line flip the result, explaining why near-identical putts can alternate between agony and ecstasy.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Mamdani, 34, is a charismatic socialist who has limited experience in the private sector and seems utterly unconcerned about his guiding philosophy’s long track record of creating misery.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Beyond the outright annihilation of people and the considerable trauma that brought onto people, leftist regimes inflicted considerable misery in myriad other ways.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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No adolescent defiance or child’s anguish was visible on his face now.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some critics called for more editorial discipline in the film, or found Lawrence’s onscreen spin cycle of anguish, which involves literally clawing her way up walls or flinging herself through glass doors, to be repetitive.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said after the match that the Argentina international had asked to be substituted due to his pain.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The red sole is a visible pain endured for the privilege of being seen enduring it.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Tribulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribulation. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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