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 But passengers don’t have to be helpless during these stressful ordeals. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 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

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Noun

Each time a shutter fires, and each time a tire squeals, involves countless pieces working together to deliver a smooth outcome.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
After classes resumed at her oldest child’s school, Sierra Madre Elementary, following the fires, Harrison gave a presentation there on the relation between resilience and the predictive brain.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fires

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Both Disney+ and Netflix have laid down similar gauntlets over the past few years.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of gauntlets

Noun

During preliminary sea trials, operators aboard the carrier used the ship’s Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) to establish a beyond-line-of-sight connection with the aircraft through a satellite network.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
But that does not mean the two trials could necessarily proceed at the same time.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

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