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plural of throe
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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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“Throes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throes. Accessed 1 Oct. 2022.
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