calvaries

noun

plural of calvary
as in tribulations

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  1. tribulations
  2. trials
  3. murders
  4. ordeals
  5. curses
  6. horrors
  7. tortures
  8. miseries
Noun
  • Based on the graphic novel by Anthony Bourdain, Get Jiro is a new Adult Swim series that follows the tribulations of a sushi chef in near-future Los Angeles.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The triumphs and tribulations that led to this point can be overridden with one swing.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tribulations
Noun
  • Long presented the results at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Madrid last Saturday, confirming earlier press reports and supporting previous trials on the treatment’s benefits.
    — Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Physical changes can be simulated, but live trials affect staff, customers and workflows, making isolation and repeatability much harder.
    — Maria Zhang, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of trials
Noun
  • On June 11, Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to federal charges in the murders, shootings and stalking of the victims.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In 2001, Overton was convicted and sentenced to life for the 1996 burglary that led to him being charged for the MacIvors’ murders.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of murders
Noun
  • But passengers don’t have to be helpless during these stressful ordeals.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The two have remained united throughout the murder investigation and subsequent legal ordeals regarding Kohberger.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordeals
Noun
  • Vieira said the show offers another opportunity for people to discover Rockport beyond the fictional curses portrayed in the series.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But repression isn’t a good plan when generations-long curses run in the bloodline, because Sally’s daughter Kylie (Joey King), now a college student, has gone and fallen in love behind her mother’s back.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of curses
Noun
  • The country seems suspended in its aftermath, unable to separate the horrors of the past from the anxieties of the present.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The proliferation of smartphones, for example, has meant people are both steeped in their day-to-day worries and fielding an endless stream of headlines about the horrors of the world.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of horrors
Noun
  • Penal Code 597 states that any person who who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal is guilty of a crime.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of tortures
Noun
  • Some residents said hope is elusive given the island’s litany of miseries – from natural disasters to a bankrupt government to a financial control board that manages funding for infrastructure.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite, has sickened thousands of people and hospitalized hundreds with explosive diarrhea, painful cramping, or other gastrointestinal miseries.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of miseries
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