in the throes of
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: experiencing (something painful)
She met him while he was in the throes of a messy divorce.
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But his eye is also firmly on his home state of North Carolina and his hometown of Asheville, which was ravaged by Hurricane Helene last month and is still in the throes of rebuilding and recovery.
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Gary Graff, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
While her peers are still in the throes of puberty, she’s already gone through menopause.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Olivia Rodrigo, in the throes of her Guts tour, is capitalizing on this opportunity with a mismatched look of her very own.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
Phoenix is in the throes of an unprecedented heat wave expected to last at least until the end of the week.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Gary Graff, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
While her peers are still in the throes of puberty, she’s already gone through menopause.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Olivia Rodrigo, in the throes of her Guts tour, is capitalizing on this opportunity with a mismatched look of her very own.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
Phoenix is in the throes of an unprecedented heat wave expected to last at least until the end of the week.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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“In the throes of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20throes%20of. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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