as in fire
a test of faith, patience, or strength
the hikers were finally rescued after a three-day ordeal in the wilderness
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Recent Examples of ordeal
Throughout her parents’ ordeal, Savannah remained positive and persistent.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The series promises access to both the difficult and hopeful moments of the family’s ordeal.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2025
That is, if the procedure ended more gently, patients remembered the entire ordeal as less unpleasant, even if its overall length or intensity was unchanged.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For better or for worse, both sides get to move on from this messy ordeal.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The series promises access to both the difficult and hopeful moments of the family’s ordeal.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2025
That is, if the procedure ended more gently, patients remembered the entire ordeal as less unpleasant, even if its overall length or intensity was unchanged.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For better or for worse, both sides get to move on from this messy ordeal.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordeal
Noun
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Authorities believe the fire originated from lightning.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Haggard said fire rescue treated Kehl, who had been acting erratically.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The kitchen needs to turn out three meals a day that are creative enough to draw in finicky locals, anodyne enough to satisfy an international clientele, and sturdy enough to survive the room-service gauntlet.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
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Title contenders in the gauntlet that is the Western Conference could also share that mentality.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As part of his conviction in a four-day trial in Kenton County Circuit Court, Simpson received a first-degree persistent felony offender enhancement.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Salazar’s anonymity dissolved during Tuesday’s cross-up controversy with Framber Valdez.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lawyers for the latter say yes, according to a cross complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court that names a new defendant familiar to those following Lively’s legal battle against Justin Baldoni‘s crisis publicist Melissa Nathan.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Ordeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordeal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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