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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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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Signs and symptoms of infection in humans often include sore throat, cough, fever, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle or body aches, fatigue and shortness of breath, the CDC says.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Her father contracted a virus that nearly killed him and involved severe muscle and body aches, a symptom of bird flu.Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Interviewed two days later at the side of the Pacific Coast Highway, Edwards still bore the marks of the struggle.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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The average cost for a child’s diapers is about $1,200 a year, and half the families in the U.S. struggle to afford them, according to the National Diaper Bank Network.Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Everyone experiences pangs of loneliness on occasion.Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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For people in fashion especially, the mall seems to kick up a particular nostalgia pang—especially around the holidays when so many formative memories were created, and clothing was the indisputable backdrop.Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Osbourne didn't share much about her treatment, but this update comes on the heels of her recent battle with a high fever over the holidays.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yarrow died at his home in New York City after a four-year battle with bladder cancer, his publicist Ken Sunshine told USA TODAY.Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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The world's largest slithering snake is sure to send a tingle down your spine.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Unlike other plumpers, this one leaves a slight tingle rather than an overbearing burning sensation- thank goodness!Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
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Set in the pre-Independence, the biopic talks about Savarkar and his role in India’s fight against the British rule.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Fed dialed back its fight against inflation over the final months of last year, lowering interest rates by a percentage point.Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Williams has always sourced his punch lines from a place of pain.Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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From Miscommunication To Clarity: AI For Patients For many patients, articulating health concerns and symptoms is an inherently subjective and nuanced process—particularly in areas like chronic pain, where describing discomfort can feel nearly impossible.Lyric Mandell, PhD, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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Understanding why employers lean towards internal hires provides clarity and reduces the emotional sting of rejection.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Throe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throe. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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