as in distress
a state of great suffering of body or mind
a documentary chronicling the lasting tribulation of Holocaust survivors
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Recent Examples of tribulation
That was Mark Critchley’s cue to interview Maguire about his tribulations in Manchester (and his harder times with the England national team, too).
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Initially unsure of one another, Agnes and Daisy must nevertheless weather the common tribulations of girlhood together, which take on nightmarish new valences inside Gilead.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
The novel makes clear the particular tribulations faced by a biracial woman for whom claiming membership in either race inevitably means excluding the other.
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Nicky Marsh,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
The husband-and-wife filmmakers behind the Iranian doc short Cutting Through Rocks, who had faced their own tribulations, were right there.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tribulation
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Initially unsure of one another, Agnes and Daisy must nevertheless weather the common tribulations of girlhood together, which take on nightmarish new valences inside Gilead.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
The novel makes clear the particular tribulations faced by a biracial woman for whom claiming membership in either race inevitably means excluding the other.
—
Nicky Marsh,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
The husband-and-wife filmmakers behind the Iranian doc short Cutting Through Rocks, who had faced their own tribulations, were right there.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tribulation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribulation
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Watch closely for signs of heat distress in yourself and others, including your neighbors and the elderly, Delaney said.
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Never upside down — The flag should never be displayed upside down except as a signal of distress.
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Adding to Rezaeian’s agony, right before the final whistle another potential clincher, a header from Khalilzadeh, hit the crossbar.
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The agony of Sudan runs deep; its history is crisscrossed with blood.
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The Charlotte region will start feeling like a frying pan come Wednesday, and forecasters expect the sticky misery to linger into next week.
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But the misery of the heat would add to the story told over natural wine at a bar back home.
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Some mourners, gathering at the funeral of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Saturday, expressed both anguish and a desire for vengeance.
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And with that decision, the company narrowed the chance that the mother’s anguish could draw attention to any danger the formula might pose to other infants.
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The families of the victims said the pain is still as raw to this day.
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The first shingles vaccine was licensed in 2006, and the more effective Shingrix vaccine was introduced in 2017, greatly reducing the risk of shingles and long-term nerve pain, according to the CDC and FDA.
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“Tribulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribulation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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