1
as in to persecute
to cause persistent suffering to
got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother
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as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing
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Recent Examples of agonize
Research conducted in which the authors were involved found that such an approach may be a waste of time and resources and that the experts trying to pick the winners from the finalists agonize and can’t really determine the clearly superior choices.
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Monika Kackovic
dirk Deichmann, Harvard Business Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Another fan agonized over the absence of the albums and commented that the karaoke tracks were a poor substitute.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
There’s no reason to agonize over Reichel right now.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The family reported the 86-year-old missing and agonized about her fate.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Monika Kackovic
dirk Deichmann, Harvard Business Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Another fan agonized over the absence of the albums and commented that the karaoke tracks were a poor substitute.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
There’s no reason to agonize over Reichel right now.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The family reported the 86-year-old missing and agonized about her fate.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agonize
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After the war broke out, Lina insisted on helping shield the persecuted – Jews and Roma, among them – at great risk.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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According to court records, two plaintiffs fled Afghanistan due to fears that the Taliban might persecute them over their support for the United States.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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To everyone who is grieving today – whose grief has defined your very existence for the past 503 days – please reach out for help.—
Samantha Joseph,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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Chege hasn’t had much time to grieve the loss of her job.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025
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Also Read ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Doc Soars into Wide Release Osbourne, 76, has been plagued with health problems since his last proper concerts in 2018 and is currently unable to walk.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
17 Feb. 2025
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However, the animals have been plagued by disease, habitat loss and other challenges.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dwayne Johnson is mourning the loss of his pet pooch.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The National Black Justice Coalition released a statement mourning Broom’s death, as well as the death of Sam Nordquist, a Black trans man who was found dead in New York and who officials believe was tortured for weeks before being killed.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
25 Feb. 2025
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Egg prices have jumped to all-time highs due in part to an outbreak of avian flu, or bird flu, that has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the US since 2022.—
Jennifer Hauser,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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This, in turn, led to waves of protest and a series of arsons that afflicted 24 churches over the next two years.—
The Editors,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2025
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But during the Week 15 game, Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan wanted to put Campbell into the game, because Greenlaw was aching from soreness in his Achilles tendon.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Amid her first climb, Jesse feels a spiritual connection to nature and is left aching for more, belting out songs of her new revelations and ambitions.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Investigation:Slain transgender man Sam Nordquist was tortured for weeks, police say; 5 people arrested What was the motive behind the attack?—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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For a month and a half, the men were tortured and abused.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The flight attendant sighed, took a step back without leaving the scene, busied himself with brushing invisible crumbs off his uniform.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s mandate The president on Monday sighed DOGE into law through an executive order.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Agonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agonize. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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