throes

noun

plural of throe
as in struggle
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution

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Recent Examples of throes The boy was burly and had a remarkable strength and energy that stayed throughout his life, only faltering in the very last throes of death. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Rowdy children represent yet another challenge for restaurants like his that have struggled through the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, skyrocketing prices for beef, cooking oil and other goods, Xue said. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Stone and Clinton were both in throes of drug addictions and had a falling out before the album could be completed. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 7 July 2026 As Droga sees it, the advertising industry is very much in the throes of a profound technological shift. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 While the Knicks are now the toast of the town for the first time since 1973, the other sports teams that call the metropolitan area home are each in the throes of a long championship drought. — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The weeklong visit to Spain by Pope Leo XIV has brought the pontiff to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice and, recently, a political crisis for the governing Socialist Party. — ABC News, 6 June 2026 His own son, Ethan, in the throes of a mental health crisis, threw Tom’s wife down the stairs, killing her. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 June 2026 An on-duty FDNY firefighter in the throes of a mental health episode was arrested for punching an NYPD officer in the face during an unprovoked attack inside a Queens hospital, police sources said Friday. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throes
  1. struggle
  2. battle
  3. fight
  4. fray
  5. effort
Noun
  • Or maybe England’s much maligned Bukayo Saka shaking off early struggles to finish with a hat trick?
    — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The ongoing campaign, now in its second week, began with a struggle over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of struggle
Noun
  • The war’s new weapon What began as a ground war has evolved into a battle increasingly fought from the air.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The battle harks back to the January 2025 Eaton fire which spread toxic ash over swaths of Altadena and Pasadena.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of battle
Noun
  • Longtime boxing journalist Dan Rafael scored the fight a draw.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Nonetheless more court fights could still be coming, meaning the question of whether tariffs will ultimately remain could continue to cast a shadow on businesses, warns Prasad.
    — Rafael Nam, NPR, 25 July 2026
Definition of fight
Noun
  • His fray with the Strong family was triumphant, but left Aemond with a wound in his side.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Lost in the fray of nearly 1,000 media members in Tampa are the different conversations taking place among radio stations, podcasts, television hits and stand-ups.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of fray
Noun
  • Researchers began this effort in 2025, taking cell samples from deceased golden wild yaks and transplanting clone embryos into surrogate mothers.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • For Greece, the investment is part of a broader effort to modernize its armed forces and enhance deterrence capabilities in a region marked by persistent security concerns.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of effort

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