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
Furiously, Emery tapped his watch, protesting time-wasting, yet the final throes petered out into only more gloom, culminating in Palace’s deserved third.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
In the final throes, there were chances for the French champions to extend their lead.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The Club has been active during the market’s throes.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
The timing is all the more critical because the three are in throes of their own domestic political crises.
—Control Risks, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
In the final throes, there were chances for the French champions to extend their lead.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The Club has been active during the market’s throes.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
The timing is all the more critical because the three are in throes of their own domestic political crises.
—Control Risks, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throe
Noun
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Diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, aches and pains, obesity, and the immune system are challenged.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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Consistently waking up with nagging aches and pains?—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Garcia then acknowledged the 15-time major winner's current health struggles.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Javier Hernandez, executive director of the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, told The Associated Press that agents eventually arrested the Honduran man following the struggle inside the clinic that was captured on video.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The first pangs struck in late May, when Werenski and the United States won the gold medal at the IIHF World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden, the first gold for Team USA since 1933.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Baker cuts to conflicted close-ups of Igor, underscoring his pangs of conscience on the periphery of the plot.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His 2014 film The Grave tells the story of a man who hears about the discovery of a mass grave and escapes from a nursing home to confront his past on the site of the Battle of the Ebro, the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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The battle will continue as Trump has blasted the mainstream media for years and signed an executive order to cut federal funding for National Public Radio and PBS, said U.S. Rep. John B. Larson of East Hartford.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
Noun
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This refreshing serum gets its tingle from peppermint and tea tree, which works with caffeine to invigorate the scalp and maximize the absorption of the formula’s peptides.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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The sight of smoke made my skin tingle and my arm hair stand on end, but not with dread.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Here, there was a much tighter focus on the individual pieces of research that had become casualties in that larger fight.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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Pledging weapons for Ukraine's fight appears to be the latest stage in this pivot.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Our lives in Iran, our pain, are different from the ‘official’ version.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
7 July 2025
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However, not everyone is empathetic enough to understand that this pain is ongoing.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
Noun
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In general, tick bites aren’t painful, whereas bites and stings from other insects typically cause pain.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
25 June 2025
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In 2022, an Ohio man suffered 20,000 bee stings when cutting tree branches.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Throe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throe. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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