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tormenting

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verb

present participle of torment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tormenting
Adjective
  • This is especially painful for individuals who are approaching Medicare eligibility, as a conversion might result in substantially higher premiums for Medicare Part B and Part D prescription coverage.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But amidst this painful reality, a story rooted in joy, agency, and radical self-determination is emerging.
    Stephanie Long, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Everybody else has no choice, really, other than to bring a cruel, narcissistic far-right leader to power.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The cruelest part is that the good ones are mixed with the bad ones.
    Matt Rivers, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Before embarking on an NBA career that's already filled with exhilarating highs and torturous lows, Pritchard helped lead the Oregon Ducks to their first Final Four appearance since the inaugural NCAA men's basketball tournament.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • This is like one of Larry David's torturous self-debates on Curb Your Enthusiasm, but without his perverse genius, his wheedling, preening hostility.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Their injuries are stomach-turning, their cries agonizing.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In the agonizing time since, he’s endured a regimen of demanding physical therapy, and even stem-cell injections.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That’s changing this year, as three Democratic governors announced new initiatives aimed at addressing disparities afflicting boys and men.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
  • One key focus of these efforts should address the deficiencies afflicting the market for biologics, which are medicines made or derived from biological processes.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Hope reigns even in this harsh political climate we Americans are now experiencing.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Even if investors are slightly more confident this week, after Trump backed off most of his harshest tariff rates, the changes in people’s life-style habits serve as their own kind of affective barometer.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection The pressure doing the show was excruciating.
    Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
  • After a bout of excruciating indecision, Bachelor Grant Ellis finally made his choice between Litia and Juliana in the season 29 finale.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The missions became more intense as Japan's outlook grew more dire and the military showcased the sacrifice of the pilots to drum up patriotism and support for the war.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Next, the authors report that repressive techniques are often effective in suppressing protest in the short run but tend to make resistance more intense in the long term.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Tormenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormenting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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