as in agony
a state of great suffering of body or mind
had never experienced such excruciation as when he contracted shingles
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Noun
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Aches and pains don’t compare to the agony of an unrealized dream.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025 -
But this specific take on the agony and the, well, extra helping of agony that parenthood often feels like is all hers.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Brown, 36, has filed portions of his April deposition in the civil court matter as part of his new request that the judge strike the housekeeper’s claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and punitive damages from her lawsuit.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Is an internalized fear of risk causing internal distress?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For adults, lead poisoning can cause abdominal pain, muscle weakness, kidney dysfunction, and hypertension.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Wehling believed inflammation is at the root of joint pain and that human blood contained a remedy.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While most of us on the plane were in this same unexpected predicament, a passenger nearby didn't seem to be sharing in our misery thanks to a compact gadget propped up their phone to the perfect viewing height.—
Anita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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His matchup against Minnesota could add to the misery.—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It's been a consistently reliable genre in the decades since, pairing mental anguish and unreliable perspectives with nightmarish imagery and terrors that lie just beyond our perceptions.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Through his music, Carrillo transforms personal anguish into empowering anthems, elevating moments of silence into rich, melodic soundscapes and celebrating the beauty of struggle itself.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most people can manage any discomfort with Tylenol.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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The musician recalls feeling that discomfort as far back as middle school.—
James Factora,
Them.,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Excruciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excruciation. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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