: one that wrings: such as
a
: a machine or device for pressing out liquid or moisture
a clothes wringer
b
: something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion
his illness put them through the wringer
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And what more fitting emotion for a young teenager in 2024 than Anxiety, a jittery figure that looks like a Looney Tunes character put through a laundry wringer, all teeth and bug eyes, crowned by a tuft of messy orange plumage and voiced by Maya Hawke with nervous energy to burn.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission chairman has gone through the wringer lately.
—Jennifer J. Schulp, National Review, 10 June 2024
Smack in the middle is Asaf, whom the play proceeds to put through a tribal-political wringer that leaves him — and left me — a limp dishrag.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Nearly a dozen engineers, hiring managers, and entrepreneurs who spoke with WIRED describe an environment in which technical job applicants are being put through the wringer.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission chairman has gone through the wringer lately.
—Jennifer J. Schulp, National Review, 10 June 2024
Smack in the middle is Asaf, whom the play proceeds to put through a tribal-political wringer that leaves him — and left me — a limp dishrag.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Nearly a dozen engineers, hiring managers, and entrepreneurs who spoke with WIRED describe an environment in which technical job applicants are being put through the wringer.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Wringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wringer. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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wringer
noun
wring·er
ˈriŋ-ər 
: one that wrings
especially
: a machine or device for squeezing out liquid or moisture
clothes wringer
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