vicissitude

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Recent Examples of vicissitude People who pay attention to the vicissitudes of Tesla CEO Elon Musk know that the man is not always serious on Twitter. Aarian Marshall, Wired, 10 May 2020 The vicissitudes of history always challenge us in new and often confounding ways; that’s in the nature of things. Jon Meacham, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020 All of the biggest corporate mergers, the deals that determine the vicissitudes of our global markets, happen within their walls. Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 30 Mar. 2020 Sport is usually a constant -- a field, court, track or course that is resistant to the vicissitudes of the world around us. George Ramsay, CNN, 12 Mar. 2020 See All Example Sentences for vicissitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicissitude
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Since its launch in 2018, D20 has survived a gauntlet of uncertainty, rocked by layoffs from its corporate owners just before a pandemic sent them all playing virtually in isolation.
    Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The Crusaders are no strangers to winning the section’s toughest gauntlet.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Miami’s misfortune with close games and big leads hasn’t dissuaded Spoelstra’s goal to maximize each possession and win every game, even if his roster is significantly different from five months ago.
    James Jackson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Healthy bodies are the only thing that can make a difference at Madison Square Garden, but where there is great demand, misfortune would have it there is also a great shortage.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Economic privation could further encourage violent competition between Syrian armed groups over territory and revenues.
    Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But envisioning the privation that followed, with Panguna shut down, requires little imagination.
    Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

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“Vicissitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicissitude. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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