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the inherent tendency of life or nature to change, often through a cycle of alternating conditions such as prosperity and hardship, growth and decay, or joy and sorrow
- The vicissitudes of the seasons shaped the rhythm of village life.
- Ancient philosophers pondered the vicissitudes of human existence.
- The novel explores the vicissitudes of love and loss across generations.
- History is marked by the vicissitudes of empires rising and falling.
- She accepted the vicissitudes of fate with quiet resilience.
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a change, often unexpected, in one's situation or fortune
- He endured the vicissitudes of a career in politics.
- Their friendship survived the vicissitudes of time and distance.
- The company weathered the vicissitudes of the market with strategic foresight.
- Her memoir recounts the vicissitudes of growing up in a war-torn country.
- The artist's life was full of vicissitudes, from fame to obscurity.