And God made.. the Stars, and set them in the firmament of Heaven to illuminate the Earth, and rule the day in their vicissitude...
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Vicissitude
Synonyms for "vicissitude" (91 found)
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Closest matches (19)
adverse circumstancesadversityafflictionaggravationalterationalternationannoyanceasperitybarblightbummercarechain of circumstanceschain reactionchangechangeabilitychanges
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (27)
chapter of accidentschop and changeconcatenation of eventscontrastscrosscursedifficultiesdifficultydistressdiversitydownerfeast and faminefluctuationflukinessfluxhard knockshard lifehard lothardcasehardness
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Noun(2 words)
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mischancemisfortunemutabilitymutationnoveltyoscillationpendulationpermutationplightpredicamentpressureprogressionreversalreverserigorsea of troublesseesawingshiftingshufflingsport
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stressstress of lifeteeter-totteringteeteringtotteringtranspositiontrialtribulationtroubletroublesunpredictabilityups and downsvacillationvale of tearsvariabilityvariationvariationsvarietyvicious circlevicissitudesvicissitudes of fortunewavering
Noun(3 words)
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6 entriescyclical fluctuationeconomic downturnfortune reversalpersonal setbackpolitical upheavalseasonal variation
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5 entrieseconomic vicissitudeshistorical vicissitudespolitical vicissitudesseasonal vicissitudesvicissitudes of life
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Among the vicissitudes incident to life, no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order, and received on the fourteenth day of the present month.
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The vicissitudes of war in Iraq cast a dreary backdrop for Donald Rumsfeld's first visit to Asian military allies since he became US Defense Secretary in 2001.
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Engaged intellectuals were obliged to take a stand on the side of progress and History, whatever the occasional moral vicissitudes.
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