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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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On that night, a 30-foot burning cross surrounded by smaller ones lit what was then called City Park.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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For a few seconds, the water cleared enough to see something that resembled a cross between a hairball and a meteor.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Regardless, Sumner said, responding to an outbreak is an expensive ordeal for a dairy farm.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Former Vice President Mike Pence, speaking in Hong Kong in January, called on Beijing to end Lai’s ordeal.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The senator noted that the mystery surrounding Epstein's unexpected death prior to his 2019 trial feeds into the public's curiosity and skepticism.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Reyes was arrested in December 2020 and has been in custody at the Cook County jail since 2021, awaiting trial on other murder and attempted murder charges for the killing of a sixth person, a 26-year-old man in June 2020, officials said.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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The joys and tribulations of finally getting an empty nest only to have young adult children boomerang back home is something to which many parents can relate.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Among the editions that helped The Observer earn a top-10 designation were cover stories on the 40th anniversary of the Sweet 16, on the 25th anniversary of the Rae Carruth murder trial, on Johnson C. Smith football, and a feature package on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.—
Observer staff report,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2025
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This comes as police killings have also long raised concerns from the public, most notably leading to massive Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in 2020 following the death of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of his murder.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Calvary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvary. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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