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ordeal
noun as in trouble, suffering
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“I probably wouldn’t have made it through the night if I didn’t have it,” May recalled doctors telling him of the surgery, while recounting the ordeal for the first time this spring.
After being married for 32 years, Mrs Williams said the ordeal had "devastated" her.
Because the strawberries have a short period of peak ripeness and freshness, bringing them from Japan to the States is a tricky ordeal.
Ben says his ordeal started in his early 20s, after he was invited to attend Bible studies with an elder from his church.
Chakraborty has also spoken about her ordeal, including how the name-calling and character assassination cost her work and how her family were also hounded.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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