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
Before his exit, Combs asked if the flash drive had the only copy of the video, and made a FaceTime call to Cassie during the ordeal.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 June 2025
Max had returned home from a five-night stay at Children’s Hospital Orange County, and Freeman was back in the Dodgers lineup after missing eight games to be with his family during the ordeal.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The ordeal meant Black missed that year's NXT Stand & Deliver.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
For millions of Americans, filing taxes is already a frustrating, time-consuming ordeal.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 June 2025
Max had returned home from a five-night stay at Children’s Hospital Orange County, and Freeman was back in the Dodgers lineup after missing eight games to be with his family during the ordeal.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The ordeal meant Black missed that year's NXT Stand & Deliver.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
For millions of Americans, filing taxes is already a frustrating, time-consuming ordeal.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordeal
Noun
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Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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Gloria further tried to raise the stakes by saying San Diego would not contract out police, fire and other municipal services to the city of La Jolla, as some incorporation advocates have suggested.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Neither team survived the regional and super regional gauntlet to be one of the last eight teams standing.—
Brady Oltmans,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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As the story unfolds, Musashi wants to carve his own path and earn his stripes as a samurai without relying on the soul-absorbing Oni gauntlet strapped to his arm.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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In some of the most high-profile cases to come to trial, the perpetrators were men of Pakistani heritage, and the issue has been taken up by right-of-center politicians including Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, and stoked by Musk, who took to X to condemn Starmer over the issue.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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In addition, the diets might not work as well outside of this trial setting, where meals were prepared for all of the participants.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
14 June 2025
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Another brilliant kill by the Panthers, the ubiquitous Tomas Nosek disrupting the Oilers all over the defensive zone, was followed by Panthers winger Sam Reinhart putting a backhand cross ice breakout into the stands.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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During cross examination, Abrego Garcia's attorneys raised questions about possible conflicts of interest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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“Ordeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordeal. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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