as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
she has long been excruciated by an undiagnosed pain in her knee
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Recent Examples of excruciate
Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn’t get the person medications.
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oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2020
Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what’s meant to be lightly funny.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith’s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2020
As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals.
—Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2020
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oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2020
Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what’s meant to be lightly funny.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith’s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2020
As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals.
—Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excruciate
Verb
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Relying heavily on retrospective interviews and self-reporting, these approaches, still widely used in marketing and management, are plagued by recall bias and rationalization.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The industry is further plagued by the high incidence of idol suicides and grueling work conditions required for success.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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At least two of them fled Venezuela in part because Tren de Aragua was persecuting them, according to the lawsuit.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yoon’s conservative supporters have latched on to his arguments as well as his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, strongly echoing the dynamic between President Donald Trump and supporters who say he has been wrongly persecuted by a corrupt judicial system.—
Beomsu Jo,
NBC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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In ways both provocative and beautiful, Faustine’s photography explored conditions afflicting Black women across time.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The 73-year-old woman’s husband, who is afflicted with dementia and uses a wheelchair, was not able to help, and Echelbarger succumbed to her injuries.—
Laura Barcella,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Reyes Barrios, who marched in protests against the Maduro regime in February and March 2024, had been tortured by government officials.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Maybe the two of them are held prisoner down there for a while, being tortured by Milchick (or whomever is brought in to replace him after two separate catastrophes have happened under his watch).—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Detective Lee Yeon-hui (played by Shin Hyun-been of Hospital Playlist and Reborn Rich) is assigned to the case and also chases after the suspect, all the while being tormented by visions of her dead sister.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The story follows the three Maxwell siblings who grew up as the only Black family in a gated Dallas neighborhood, also tormented by strange and unexplainable demonic happenings in their house.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Maria accepts the role; because of her age, Christine has to sign a waiver, and Maria is next seen witnessing a scrum of paparazzi besieging Marlon Brando (played by Matt Dillon) on location.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Well-wishers so besieged Moore that the actress had to be informed formally that the engraving process was complete.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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