1
as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
collapsed in the throes of agony
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2
as in struggle
throes plural
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective
that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution
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Recent Examples of throe
A little more than five years ago, audiences at St. Ann’s Warehouse eyed each other across a long, sparse playing space, its neutral brown evoking the rolling plains and dusty mainstreets of an America in the final throes of westward expansion.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 June 2024
In Smile 2, now in theaters, Naomi Scott delivers a star-making performance as Skye Riley, a global pop sensation about to embark on a new world tour who finds herself in the hellish throes of both these phenomena over the course of one unending nightmare of a week.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Arrogantly rueful, Hartnett’s vicious killer has a flair for the dramatic, revealing, in the film’s final throes, to lead a semi-charmed kinda life.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
The fact that neither Hezbollah nor the Lebanese authorities have called this a war is little consolation for those in throes of bombardment and mass displacement.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 June 2024
In Smile 2, now in theaters, Naomi Scott delivers a star-making performance as Skye Riley, a global pop sensation about to embark on a new world tour who finds herself in the hellish throes of both these phenomena over the course of one unending nightmare of a week.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Arrogantly rueful, Hartnett’s vicious killer has a flair for the dramatic, revealing, in the film’s final throes, to lead a semi-charmed kinda life.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
The fact that neither Hezbollah nor the Lebanese authorities have called this a war is little consolation for those in throes of bombardment and mass displacement.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throe
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Thousands of shoppers have given this spin scrubber a perfect rating, with many praising its convenience and efficiency and its ability to save them from muscle aches and pains.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ensuring yours are ready for your next adventure could be the difference between having a fulfilling trip and spending more time thinking about your aches and pains than the scenery.—
Adam Roy,
Outside Online,
9 Feb. 2025
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Considering UConn’s struggles shooting from long range in its losses, the importance of its best 3-point shooter can’t be overstated, especially when Fudd can add drives and pull-up midrangers when defenses chase her off the line.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Volpe immersed herself in research before making the film, accompanying nurses on hospital shifts to understand their daily struggles.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Now that the hunger pangs have started, here's some National Bagel Day deals to consider.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Everyone experiences pangs of loneliness on occasion.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
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O'Toole is overseeing the legal battle over Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the time, the entertainment giant continued to fight a high-profile legal battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over control of its special tax district that afforded the company special privileges in the state to control the land its sprawling theme parks sits on.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Feeling that glimpse, at my luckiest moments, as an electric tingle racing the length of my spine.—
Leath Tonino,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
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Powered by pink clay and charcoal, Amika Reset Pink Charcoal Scalp Cleansing Oil gently absorbs impurities while soothing with a refreshing menthol tingle that takes wash day to luxurious new heights.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
3 Jan. 2025
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Transport boxes, electronic scales and gaffs, sharp blades that can be attached to roosters' legs during fights, were found on the property, the news statement said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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But that message was undermined by his company’s fight against TVC.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Since infancy, her life has been shaped by hospitalizations, chronic pain and high-risk surgeries.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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May Decrease Arthritis Pain Curcumin has been studied for its effects on pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis (a type of inflammatory arthritis).—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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Though the places likely to see the most jobs affected are in populated cities like Houston and Detroit, the communities that could feel the biggest sting from the tariffs are in rural areas where affected industries make up a large share of the local economy.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Does that take the sting off the governor's voucher expansion plan, or is there still concern that an expansion would negatively affect us here in Nashville?—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Throe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throe. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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