Meaning & use
throes
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A period of intense pain, struggle, or difficulty, especially in the process of change.
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The country was in the throes of a major economic crisis.
She was in the throes of finishing her dissertation before the deadline.
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Almost always used in the plural and in the fixed phrase 'in the throes of,' rarely appearing alone.
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