in the throes of
idiom
: experiencing (something painful)
She met him while he was in the throes of a messy divorce.
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My country, Nigeria, was long caught in the throes of statism—and crisis after crisis followed.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Good-natured Ben, in the throes of a panicky uncertainty that from the outside is sweetly poignant, if only because it will be gone in a year or a month or a minute, feels for Eli’s predicament— possibly more than the quite contentedly peculiar Eli does for himself.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2025
Majka Pizzeria & Bakery, 1704 15th St. in downtown Sacramento, opened in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the business is still thriving nearly five years later.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
Kyle, who turned 40 earlier this month, is in the throes of his 20th Cup Series season.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Good-natured Ben, in the throes of a panicky uncertainty that from the outside is sweetly poignant, if only because it will be gone in a year or a month or a minute, feels for Eli’s predicament— possibly more than the quite contentedly peculiar Eli does for himself.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2025
Majka Pizzeria & Bakery, 1704 15th St. in downtown Sacramento, opened in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the business is still thriving nearly five years later.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
Kyle, who turned 40 earlier this month, is in the throes of his 20th Cup Series season.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2025
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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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