as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
she has long been excruciated by an undiagnosed pain in her knee
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Recent Examples of excruciate
Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn’t get the person medications.
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oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2020
Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what’s meant to be lightly funny.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith’s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2020
In excruciating pain, Mr. Davydov grabbed a piece of bread from his table and threw it at the guards, supposedly breaking one’s nose.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
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oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2020
Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what’s meant to be lightly funny.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith’s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2020
In excruciating pain, Mr. Davydov grabbed a piece of bread from his table and threw it at the guards, supposedly breaking one’s nose.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excruciate
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The last few projects have been plagued by delays and massive cost overruns.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Pachuca’s failure plagued Salzburg as well, with the Austrian side needing a boost after things turned for the worse against Real Madrid, only to be denied – despite their social media admin’s best pleas.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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With his penchant for menacing models, black-out contact lenses and jutting shoulders, Owens is also a forever torchbearer for different kinds of beauty, and a safe haven for people who feel persecuted for being outside the norm.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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The regimes that persecute religious minorities are also the ones that oppress women, LGBTQ people, journalists, and dissidents.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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To put it into perspective, the National Organization for Rare Disorders estimates that one person on every elevator and four people on every bus are afflicted.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Those afflicted with sickle cell disease and their families turned out in support of World Sickle Cell Day at West Oakland’s DeFremery Park on Sunday.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Nicolás Maduro and his enforcers are running a criminal narco-terrorist dictatorship that jails political opponents, tortures dissidents, and crushes any hope of free expression.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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An immigration judge determined that he would likely be persecuted or tortured if deported to Guatemala again, and granted him an order protecting him from removal.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
25 June 2025
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The supernatural thriller sees a woman return from death as a vindictive spirit to torment her adulterous husband.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Yet, as the story progresses, her backstory is fleshed out fully, revealing a woman still deeply tormented by a childhood incident.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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By 1972, Argentina was besieged by unprecedented political violence.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Gas stations are besieged, and shops are emptying of essentials.—
Scott Peterson,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 June 2025
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“Excruciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excruciate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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