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throes

/ θəʊ /

plural noun

  1. a condition of violent pangs, pain, or convulsions

    death throes

  2. struggling with great effort with

    a country in the throes of revolution

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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After the footage surfaced, Osment said in a statement that he was “absolutely horrified by my behavior ... in the throes of a blackout.”

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While most “Mission: Impossible” films depict the public unaware of the catastrophic events the IMF is preventing right under our noses, “Final Reckoning” finds society in the throes of collapse.

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The film starred Hoffman as an advertising executive and Streep as his ex-wife who navigate the throes of divorce and its effects on their young son.

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A sustained pull back in housing development could have big implications for a city in the throes of an affordability and budgetary crisis.

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Such was their renewed chemistry that the band are now in the throes of a new, sixth album.

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