Thesaurus results for ORDEALS

ordeals

noun

plural of ordeal

as in fires

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 ordeals The two have remained united throughout the murder investigation and subsequent legal ordeals regarding Kohberger. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 Through their fantastical ordeals, the X-Men illustrate qualities that inspire viewers, young and old. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 People who have been at this work longer, or have survived similar ordeals, can help a mentee see around corners. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026 Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2026 And for that matter, how could adults accurately account for such ordeals? — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026 But the responsibility to inform should not fall on the shoulders of the women who’ve survived these ordeals. — Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026 Others have also turned their personal ordeals into stories of inspiration. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026 The medical ordeals are traumatic and disgusting, but fascinating and full of the quirks of modern life. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

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The system also has to predict where the next gap will be, because there is a slight delay while the jet fires and the user is constantly moving the brush.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Every few years, devastating fires in major cities left underwriters paying damages that would run into the billions today.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

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Perhaps in writing it, Salinger was trying to negotiate whether his remarkable survival through some of the war’s worst gauntlets could be chalked up to dumb luck, or divine intervention.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Every detail feels intentional, from the intricate French lace to the removable lace gauntlets and dramatic overskirt.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

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With Magic Lessons, released in 2020, Hoffman told the tale of Maria Owens, who began the ancestral line of family witches after surviving persecution at the Salem witch trials.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
No cameras were allowed in the courtroom, as is typical in Maltese criminal trials.

— Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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