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anguished

adjective as in pained

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Mom’s anguished childbirth moaning segues to those of young women nearby having their babies ripped from their arms and thrown into a bonfire.

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The Hollywood Reporter called the film "an anguished portrait of what it takes for women to survive", and a "clear-eyed, restrained, moving story" of two young women finding solace in each other.

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"The violence in Nepal is heart-rending. I am anguished that many young people have lost their lives," Modi wrote in a post on X on Tuesday.

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She cut an anguished figure throughout January's Australian Open final, where she was out-hit by Madison Keys.

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This fiery debut from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright grapples with April’s anguished question: “How, God? How could love look like leaving?”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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