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excruciating

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verb

present participle of excruciate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of excruciating
Adjective
Some tummy control suits are excruciating to get into, this one is not. Terri Peters, Parents, 22 May 2025 Anderson won his first of his record 23 races in 2005 and broke his ankle in the celebrations, but the excruciating pain and eight weeks in a cast didn’t put him off. Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 May 2025 This became even more imposing when, toward the end of Game Four—another one that the Knicks seemed poised to win—the Celtics star Jayson Tatum suffered an excruciating injury to his Achilles tendon and crumpled onto the hardwood, howling in pain. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 22 May 2025 The next six days will be excruciating for supporters, anxious for a return to Europe’s biggest club competition, knowing failure to win will likely halt their dreams immediately and change the club’s course over the next few years. Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for excruciating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excruciating
Adjective
  • Pritzker’s speech, which occurred as national Democrats were largely leaderless in countering and criticizing Trump’s early chaotic presidential moves, aimed to fill the vacuum and garnered significant attention by offering a searing response to the president for a national audience.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • And first baseman Colby Thorndyke comes in with a searing swing.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • Once Schaefer’s emotional moment was done, the rest of the conversations ranged from mildly awkward to borderline painful.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Their venom, similar to a bee’s or wasp’s, results in a painful, itchy pustule or blister on the skin.
    Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Moster has long been a target of intense scorn in the Orthodox world.
    Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • There were times when the twin drama got too intense.
    Maris Kreizman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sunday ended in the rubble of a torturous eighth inning, when the Tigers went from winning 4-2 to losing 6-4 in the rubber match against the Reds.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • Atletico only made three interceptions (PSG had 12), which was partly Diego Simeone’s game plan, but also proof of just how torturous PSG are to defend against.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Even these young players already have major tournament experience — a huge strength given their tough group.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Nor is anything that tough necessary to prevent chronic illness.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Come spring, the Ranger III carries everything from outhouses and diesel fuel for the generators to construction supplies to repair whatever damage Mother Nature did to facilities over the harsh winter.
    Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • Yet the harshest critic is often the one in the mirror.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Meta is also making major investments in geothermal technology as a less fossil fuel–intensive way to generate power.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
  • Apex scavengers are disproportionately affected by activities like intensive livestock production, land use changes and the wildlife trade.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • That’s changing this year, as three Democratic governors announced new initiatives aimed at addressing disparities afflicting boys and men.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
  • One key focus of these efforts should address the deficiencies afflicting the market for biologics, which are medicines made or derived from biological processes.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Excruciating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excruciating. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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