vicissitude

Definitions

1. Vicissitude, change of fortune.
2. Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange; variability.
3. A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.
   in-plural, often

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Examples

“And God made.. the Stars, and set⟳ them in the firmament of Heaven to illuminate the Earth, and rule⟳ the day in their vicissitude...”

“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.”

“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.”

“Engaged intellectuals were obliged to take⟳ a stand⟳ on the side of progress⟳ and History, whatever the occasional moral vicissitudes.”

“Despite all the monarchy’s vicissitudes, however, Queen Elizabeth II, a figure⟳ from another age, who was stiff and formal and not noticeably particularly warm and empathetic, had won and retained the affection, loyalty and support⟳ of the overwhelming majority of the British public, who respected her for her diligence and sense⟳ of duty.”

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