1
as in persecutes
to cause persistent suffering to
got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother
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2
as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agonizes
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The annual hand-wringing around whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone should be fired is already under way, but that won’t be decided for weeks as the club’s management takes a breath and grieves the club’s latest playoff exit.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
12 Oct. 2025 -
In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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When an unexpected event takes him back to his hometown, he is reunited with his mother and old friends but also confronted by the corruption that plagues his country, sparking a political awakening.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Chapman’s tenure at the SBC Executive Committee from 1992 to 2009 encountered similar economic and political headwinds that plagues the SBC today, yet many Southern Baptists remember that time for Chapman’s determination to push past those hurdles for the sake of growing local churches.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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As the community in Louisville, Kentucky, mourns the loss of at least a dozen people killed in a fiery United Parcel Service cargo plane crash, authorities warned that answers for family members may still be a way off.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rex Ryan mourns Nick Mangold’s death Former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan offered an emotional tribute following the death of Nick Mangold, his longtime center and locker room leader.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Illness and job losses left Allen Gray vulnerable to a problem that afflicts thousands of Cincinnati seniors.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Recent research finds a similar curse afflicts National Football League teams that compete to acquire one of the top picks in its annual draft of new players.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rothbauer, the bartender, sighs.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Affleck sighs and rolls her eyes.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Now, a sinister witch (Sarah Stephens) who bathes her broomstick in the woods tortures their existence, abducting their infant and leaving the family in shambles.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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But my heart aches for baby Bowie.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Listeria infection also causes fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.—
McClatchy Media,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jigsaw torments blind guys, too.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hurricane Melissa torments Jamaica 'There have been loud bangs on the ceiling, and our doors are shaking.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Agonizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agonizes. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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