anguishes 1 of 2

plural of anguish

anguishes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of anguish
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anguishes
Noun
  • Monster has debuted into this very fraught political moment where, despite no evidence showing a link between violence and transness, right-wingers have gone to great pains to paint almost every mass shooter who makes front page news as trans in hopes of stripping trans people of their rights.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • The medium-firm memory foam balances a cozy, sink-in feeling with actual support that won’t leave you with aches and pains come morning.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Every unit can be audited on a public ledger, reducing the opacity that plagues traditional finance.
    Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His voice already had that staticky, far-away quality that plagues international calls, which made Nakia fear he was gone for good.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • For those experiencing less severe infections, symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, which often last between one and three days, according to the FDA.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Symptoms of listeriosis can include fever, muscle aches, and confusion, with higher risks for pregnant individuals, adults 65 or older, and those with weakened immune systems.
    Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused by a virus that primarily and most severely afflicts children.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Although there have been recent breakthroughs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s, no medication has succeeded in stopping or reversing the disease that afflicts more than 7 million Americans, a number projected to reach almost 13 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Worthington sighs at the suggestion.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Falling support in Gaza Palestinian public pressure on Hamas has risen as the miseries of war have mounted.
    Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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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“Anguishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anguishes. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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