excruciation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excruciation
Noun
  • Another video showed a woman wailing in agony over one of the victims.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • On a nation’s struggle and agony; the nature of democracy; Trump vs. Canada; and more On Monday, next to the Hudson River in New York, there was a demonstration.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At the Santa Monica test location after the rains, the level of beryllium — a metal that is toxic to fish and corals and causes respiratory distress in humans — was more than 10 times the maximum limit allowed.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The result: Some doctors and hospitals have held back on treatments, waiting for the fetal heartbeat to stop or for patients to wind up in undeniable distress.
    Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her pain and rage, her desire to be coddled and loved all announced itself with a furious punk purity.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But, eventually the chest pain returned, this time accompanied by a fever and his implant had migrated within his chest.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Former Spurs man Ryan Sessegnon put the game beyond doubt with minutes remaining, curling into the top corner to further compile the travelling supporters’ misery.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Rick’s revenge fantasy might be more of a death drive, a desire to finally end his misery at the barrel of a stranger’s gun.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hiding your anguish while pretending to be excited.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Her teammates surrounded her, doing their best to block her anguish from the view of nearby photographers, before trainers arrived to help her.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Like anxiety, a heart attack can also cause chest pain, heaviness, or discomfort.
    Brittany Dube, Health, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Massage the Jaw and Surrounding Muscles Gently self-massaging the TMJ area can ease muscle tightness and jaw discomfort.
    Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Excruciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excruciation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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