agonized
Americanadjective
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The movie is therefore a muddle, by turns prideful and despondent, agonized and rousing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“I agonized for a long time over whether to keep that job,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Faisuris Alvarez, who runs a beachside fish stand, agonized aloud over these questions without answers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
What if the destruction of your planet left you with a permanent case of agonized alienation, and you became a weird, antisocial loner who hung out in bars drinking alone?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Tall swathes of creepers rose for a moment into view, agonized, and went down again.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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