in the throes of

idiom

: experiencing (something painful)
She met him while he was in the throes of a messy divorce.

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Around 2019, Alana was a young teen and Mama June, who'd began experimenting with drugs as a teen herself, was deep in the throes of addiction to crack cocaine. Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 13 May 2025 Even today, in the throes of a norm-busting trade war with China, there is talk of some kind of leader-to-leader grand bargain between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025 And the unemployment rate also looks encouraging, falling to 4.1% against expectations of a rise to 4.3% for the first time since October 2021, when the country was still in the throes of pandemic upheaval. Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 Melvin, 63, received a vote of confidence while the Giants are in the throes of their most disappointing stretch of the season. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the throes of

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“In the throes of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20throes%20of. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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