excruciation

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Noun
  • But playing with an already-strained right calf, the Oshkosh, Wis., native stepped awkwardly towards the basket and crumbled to the court in agony when his leg appeared to pop.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • Finding alternatives that would end this agony would be one of American science’s most important achievements.
    Rachel Fobar, Vox, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Buildings continue to fall into economic distress because of government’s housing policies.
    Alva Badillo, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
  • In line with these ideas, researchers published findings in 2023 that showed that meditation increased people’s concern for the suffering of others—and that, by comparison, people without this practice were more oriented to their own distress.
    Mariah G. Schug, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • However, not everyone is empathetic enough to understand that this pain is ongoing.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
  • Opioid pain relievers, such as oxycodone or morphine, can also disrupt the body’s ability to manage heat, triggering perspiration.
    Lauryn Higgins, Time, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Fortune said Thursday that the Obama administration gave Haitians temporary protective status after an earthquake devastated Haiti, multiplying the island’s many miseries.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
  • The season ends with so many of the characters on the verge of a path to proper fulfillment; why prolong their misery?
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • To date, Operation UNITED has resulted in 33 positive identifications of people whose disappearance had left family members in anguish.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 16 June 2025
  • Even so, the movie’s forceful visual shocks (executed mostly with practical effects) are easier to bear than its restlessly mounting anguish.
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • This reaction is triggered by the mosquito's saliva, which causes our immune system to release histamine, and usually manifests as inflammation, itching, discomfort, and visible red bumps.
    Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 7 July 2025
  • Finally, as is the case with many other conditions, doctors routinely dismiss women’s symptoms and discomfort.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
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“Excruciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excruciation. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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