agonized
Americanadjective
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Do I even have a future? she agonized on loop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Faisuris Alvarez, who runs a beachside fish stand, agonized aloud over these questions without answers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
I’m agonized by the thought that she might have sought help before she died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
All week I’d agonized about what movie would be my emotionally laden farewell salute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Malcolm couldn’t tell which of the nuns it was, but then it was joined by another face, and the window swung open, into the dark and the cries of agonized laughter.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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