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pangs

noun as in agony

noun as in travail

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Exploring the pangs of this tumultuous relationship is what most attracted Kent to this project.

Nostalgic pangs aside, it would also be a semi-admittance by LeBron that he made a mistake way back when.

Even the most astute observer of the healthiest lifestyle can fall victim to the pangs of weather-related headaches.

So when the pangs of “twist” (hunger) make Oliver ask for more, Mr. Limkins predicts “that boy will be hung” (will “twist”).

The book also captures all the pangs the editor of a letter collection encounters.

He knew, if those watching him did not, the terrible pangs of starvation and here was provision for many a day.

They exulted amid their keenest pangs that they were counted worthy to suffer for their divine Master.

Virginia was fortunate in escaping the most severe pangs of the depression years of the 1930's.

For the moment the child was hers, she suffered pangs of maternal bereavement that seemed to tear her breast and twist her heart.

The Prince leaves the boat to help them find the place, and the little maid suffers intensely the pangs of jealousy.

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On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pangs, such as: anguish, misery, passion, torment, torture, and woe.

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

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