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Recent Examples of calvary
Some of these calvaries, like one of the oldest, at Tronoën, near the seashore southwest of Quimper, assemble an enormous cast of actors.
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Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
The large calvaries, caught up in the grand rhythm of the story, have several hundred figures.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
With a few decades’ distance Miller emphasized the personal calvary over the McCarthy analogy.
—Stacy Schiff, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
The days after news of the deaths have been a calvary for those left behind, Amarinder Singh said.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2022
The Bridges lived only a few blocks from the school, but the morning trip there was a calvary for Ruby and her mother.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2020
Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
The large calvaries, caught up in the grand rhythm of the story, have several hundred figures.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
With a few decades’ distance Miller emphasized the personal calvary over the McCarthy analogy.
—Stacy Schiff, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
The days after news of the deaths have been a calvary for those left behind, Amarinder Singh said.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2022
The Bridges lived only a few blocks from the school, but the morning trip there was a calvary for Ruby and her mother.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calvary
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Consider devices and gadgets that help support cross platform play, like the Logitech G Astro A50 X headphones.G Kirilloff, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Daughter Harper dressed as Madonna from the '80s, wearing black shorts, a black shirt, a chain around her waist, a cross earring and blonde hair.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Foxx is setting the record straight about his mysterious medical ordeal.Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Even her description of chemotherapy—her stomach outlined, her internal organs individually asserting themselves—suggests that what her ordeal gave her was a kind of unbearable self-awareness.Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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The New York Times: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand in his corruption trial on Tuesday.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Meta Fails Attempt to Dodge a Worker Exploitation Lawsuit in Kenya If the lawsuits against Meta proceed to trial and the courts decide in the plaintiffs' favor, Ruto could face a political headache.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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In his 1994 book The Curse of Rocky Colavito, Cleveland sportswriter Terry Pluto described the tribulations of the Cleveland franchise after Colavito was traded to Detroit as a curse on the franchise.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The animals are scapegoats for populist unrest, and the tribulations of goat-professor Dr. Dillamond spur protagonist Elphaba to travel to the Emerald City and rebel against the Wizard.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge.Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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In another high-profile case, Mangione, the man facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was reported missing last month by his mother.Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Calvary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvary. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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