as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
she has long been excruciated by an undiagnosed pain in her knee
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Recent Examples of excruciate
Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn’t get the person medications.
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oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2020
Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what’s meant to be lightly funny.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith’s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2020
As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals.
—Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2020
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oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2020
Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what’s meant to be lightly funny.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith’s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2020
As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals.
—Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excruciate
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The Bulls were plagued by injuries, mainly to Lonzo Ball and Zach LaVine, and never finished better than sixth in the Eastern Conference with DeRozan in tow.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Jan. 2025
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In Britain, bovine tuberculosis has plagued cattle and dairy farmers since the eighteen-hundreds.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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Charles also joined a Catholic congregation supporting a charity helping Christians persecuted across the Middle East and the globe.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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Under Stalin, more and more intellectuals, dissidents, prisoners of war, rich farmers and innocent people were persecuted, arrested and purged.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Dec. 2024
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Still many have struggled with insurance coverage and storage efforts, with those working in these industries often personally afflicted themselves.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Nursing homes, day cares and other places that serve people who may have weakened immune systems often use egg products for this reason. not be left out In recent years, another nasty bug has been afflicting poultry and, in turn, egg production.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2025
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Antetokounmpo dominated the game as a facilitator, torturing the Spurs’ help defenders with his passing, tallying eight assists to go along with his 25 points and 16 rebounds.—
Eric Nehm,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Jail records show he's not charged with first-degree murder of a child by injuring, torturing or maiming.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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While understandable, simply passing the problem off to another part of the organization ensures that this person will continue to torment future colleagues in other teams.—
Charlotte Sweeney OBE,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Rams, winners of five straight, have the passing game chops to torment the Commanders’ secondary, especially if Lattimore isn’t back from his hamstring injury.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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The Los Angeles area is besieged by wildfires that have killed at least 10 people, destroyed thousands of structures and displaced more than 100,000 people.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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California 5 dead, more than 1,100 structures destroyed as firestorm besieges L.A. County 16 minutes ago After any natural disaster, horror stories invariably crop up about insurance companies skimping or dragging their feet on payments to vulnerable homeowners.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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