throes

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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Noun
  • The struggle was so real that Reynolds unveiled a special musical production for McElhenney's birthday devoted to teaching fans the pronunciation of his costar's last name, enlisting the help of some of his famous friends as well as members of the club's hometown.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 June 2025
  • Even the quiet, eyebrow-raising final moments, which suggest that the struggle for economic justice and equality might be utterly pointless, feel less like a philosophy and more like a real-life capitalist desire for more, more, more.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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  • His 2014 film The Grave tells the story of a man who hears about the discovery of a mass grave and escapes from a nursing home to confront his past on the site of the Battle of the Ebro, the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
  • The battle will continue as Trump has blasted the mainstream media for years and signed an executive order to cut federal funding for National Public Radio and PBS, said U.S. Rep. John B. Larson of East Hartford.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Amid the physical fights during each game, the broader battle between Gi-hun and the Front Man has always been existential: Are people worth saving?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • Then, in 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts do not have a role to play in deciding legal fights over partisan gerrymandering, when state's voting lines are drawn to entrench the political party in power.
    June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
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  • The blend of physical locations with sets and digital imagery is seamless and the CG work on the creatures is first-rate, notably so in the scary climactic stretch when the lumbering D. Rex joins the fray.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
  • Payments giant Stripe recently joined the fray by applying for a special banking license, following Fiserv’s lead.
    Chuck Zhang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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  • Botswana is also investing in mitigation efforts by phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and promoting various energy efficiency measures.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Separate efforts by the United Nations to distribute limited food have been plagued by armed gangs looting trucks and by crowds of desperate people offloading supplies from convoys.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
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“Throes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throes. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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