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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
Noun
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So goes a single day with Doctor Odyssey, a cross between The Love Boat and ER filtered through the lunatic mind of Ryan Murphy and the nuttiest, most delightful new series in a minute.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Trip #4 Goblin + Elf cross (2 minutes) with Chest #4 Goblin can’t make a third trip, so Elf + Satyr must return for the final chest (3 minutes) 5 minutes + 22 minutes = 27 minutes — Troll, Dwarf and Goblin, plus 4 chests are on the far side.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The incident recalled an ordeal Indenbaum faced in 2022, when his wife of 49 years died unexpectedly, prompting the widower to close her accounts and go through the paperwork, News 12 Long Island previously reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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My little brother, Phil, had just died after a terrible car crash and a six-year ordeal in a coma.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But Thompson said these four trials paint an incomplete picture.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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He was indicted on charges of murder-for-hire and drug distribution and is awaiting trial, according to prosecutors.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While the financial tribulations of large cities make headlines, troubles in smaller cities and in special purpose governments like hospital and transit districts often develop below the radar.—
Marc Joffe,
Orange County Register,
5 Mar. 2025
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Still, the President is contending with some early setbacks and tribulations.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found stuffed into a closet Monday at a Florida Keys resort.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the start of Season 5, viewers saw June reckoning with her murder of Commander Fred, which unfolded as a hunt in the woods with other women who’d been in Gilead.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Calvary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvary. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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