excruciating
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A tube containing the IUD is then passed through the tiny cervical opening into the uterus, a process that is excruciating for many patients.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
“It’s been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV,” Colbert said on Friday.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
His excruciating debut, 2008’s “The Chaser,” felt like what you’d come up with if you only watched David Fincher’s “Seven” for a year and spoke to no one.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Writing on Instagram, he said he had recently spent time in hospital, with doctors "trying to find the reason for the excruciating pain I was feeling in my back".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Because there was nothing more terrifying to me, more excruciating, than the thought of turning away from him.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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