excruciatingly

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Prosser told AFP she will attend the hearing and spoke of the excruciatingly painful three years since her son's death on March 30, 2023.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

I’d love to understand why horror films that I find excruciatingly dull give others the heebie-jeebies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Gold eluded her at every turn, by excruciatingly small margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The tone of the messages from this time is often jokey and indiscreet, occasionally veering into excruciatingly frank.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

“It is excruciatingly cold,” I said, and he began to laugh.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah