as in pains
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 tribulations
Current totals of seven league goals and four assists suggest those early-season tribulations have been vanquished.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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
In addition to Malcolm and Violet, the book follows the tribulations of another couple, Aaron and Cassandra, and a professor named Antonia, all of whom are connected through friendships and romantic history.
—Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
The Broncos, though, are on a wild run of wins in part because of those early season tribulations.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
This is a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning—a singular tale of the trials, tribulations, and hope to be found in a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Dabis plays a mother contextualizing the fate of her son through the tribulations of his grandfather.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
In her trail diary, Zieber recorded both the daily tribulations but also the optimism of a better life ahead.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Detroit basks in the glory of resiliency, welcoming praise for its triumph over a series of tribulations — bankruptcy, political corruption, deindustrialization.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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
In addition to Malcolm and Violet, the book follows the tribulations of another couple, Aaron and Cassandra, and a professor named Antonia, all of whom are connected through friendships and romantic history.
—Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
The Broncos, though, are on a wild run of wins in part because of those early season tribulations.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
This is a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning—a singular tale of the trials, tribulations, and hope to be found in a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Dabis plays a mother contextualizing the fate of her son through the tribulations of his grandfather.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
In her trail diary, Zieber recorded both the daily tribulations but also the optimism of a better life ahead.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Detroit basks in the glory of resiliency, welcoming praise for its triumph over a series of tribulations — bankruptcy, political corruption, deindustrialization.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribulations
Noun
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White southerners took great pains to keep track of men and women like Henry Fordham.—
Eugene Robinson,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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My adolescence was an ordinary one, its joys and pains small.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hadi’s exceptional attention gives cinematic identity to collective artisanal energy, to the life force of care and devotion that stands outside the agonies of politics, to the spirit that endures a regime and outlives it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This week’s massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on at least 19 states, including those like Texas and Tennessee that are less prepared to deal with the miseries of winter weather.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The victims of prejudice and inequality are always the best guardians of the ramparts that sustain those miseries.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Tribulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribulations. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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