as in plagues
to cause persistent suffering to
she has long been excruciated by an undiagnosed pain in her knee
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So while so much of this matchup is strength versus strength, what might matter most is which team’s weakness plagues them the least.—
Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Cinnamon has been widely touted as a cure-all for anything that plagues the garden.—
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In Russia, the civilian repressive apparatus persecutes the military, which leaps at every chance for revenge.—
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Furthermore, regulatory sclerosis afflicts housing and infrastructure.—
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Violence provided a solution but also birthed the recurring dilemma that afflicts African states today.—
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Later, in one of the movie's most satisfying scenes, Millie locks Andrew in the attic and tortures him by loudly smashing each plate.—
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The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.—
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“Excruciates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excruciates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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