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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Yet a person in the throes of one might identify with either character, depending on whether the drug is within reach.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
As Gisele Bündchen celebrates her happily ever after with husband Joaquim Valente, fans are wondering if her ex-husband, Tom Brady, is also in the throes of a new romance.
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Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the throes of war after a power struggle began between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the throes of war after a power struggle erupted between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.
—Noha Elhennawy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
As Gisele Bündchen celebrates her happily ever after with husband Joaquim Valente, fans are wondering if her ex-husband, Tom Brady, is also in the throes of a new romance.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026
Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the throes of war after a power struggle began between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the throes of war after a power struggle erupted between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.
—Noha Elhennawy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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