throe
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Definition of throe
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Synonyms for throe
Synonyms
ache, pain, pang, prick, shoot, smart, sting, stitch, tingle, twinge
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When season 2 picks up, Holden is in the throes of a panic attack after Kemper’s (Cameron Britton) bone-chilling bear hug. — Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com, "Everything to Know About the Real Serial Killers of Mindhunter Season 2," 19 Aug. 2019 Maine is already in the throes of this labor crisis, with desperate families struggling to get help caring for their elders. — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump’s new immigration rule: Not just immoral — also stupid," 17 Aug. 2019 Small victory in a huge war Pretomanid appears to mess with the synthesis of mycolic acid, according to a study that looked at gene activity while M. tuberculosis was in the throes of death. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "How a new antibiotic destroys extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis," 16 Aug. 2019 Right now, the Arctic is in the throes of an extraordinary melt season, with record low Arctic-wide ice extent, and no ice at all in Alaska waters as of early August. — Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "Loss of Arctic sea ice may not be causing cold winters in the US and Asia after all," 15 Aug. 2019 In a distant second: Yemen, a nation in the throes of civil war. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "At gun control forum after El Paso rampage, 2020 Dems join Bloomberg boasting that NRA is on the run," 10 Aug. 2019 Despite being in the throes of a demanding exam season, over 200 children bunked school to protest against government inaction towards acknowledging the seriousness of the climate change crisis. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "Global movement Extinction Rebellion is spawning India’s future climate change warriors," 24 July 2019 And not least: where to locate a facility populated by people in the throes of crippling episodes of bipolar, schizophrenic, depressive or suicidal disorders? — John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee County wants to retool the way it helps people suffering from a mental health crisis. Consensus is lacking.," 24 July 2019 A decade of falling sales, brutal layoffs, 150 store closures, six chief executives, and a $1 billion loss on its Nook e-reader had left Barnes & Noble in the throes of an identity crisis. — Sarah Todd, Quartz, "Barnes & Noble’s fate rests in the hands of a British indie bookstore owner," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'throe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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