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- noun Plural form of
throe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun violent pangs of suffering
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Too busy thrashing about in throes of existential malaise to so much as look at your Publishing Questions, so please feel free to keep sending.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Too busy thrashing about in throes of existential malaise to so much as look at your Publishing Questions, so please feel free to keep sending.
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Inevitably, the heads are tossed back in throes of ecstasy.
Perception, Reality, and Hyper Happy CVS Customers | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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A large star in its death throes is leaving a huge, turbulent tail of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen in its wake that makes it look like an immense comet hurtling through space, astronomers said on Wednesday.
A ‘bizzare star’, an incomplete explanation « Skulls in the Stars 2007
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As for weather, the worldwide weather scene seems to be in throes from global warming and many past summaries of weather anyplace are not accurate anymore.
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As for weather, the worldwide weather scene seems to be in throes from global warming and many past summaries of weather anyplace are not accurate anymore.
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As for weather, the worldwide weather scene seems to be in throes from global warming and many past summaries of weather anyplace are not accurate anymore.
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As for weather, the worldwide weather scene seems to be in throes from global warming and many past summaries of weather anyplace are not accurate anymore.
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As for weather, the worldwide weather scene seems to be in throes from global warming and many past summaries of weather anyplace are not accurate anymore.
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As for weather, the worldwide weather scene seems to be in throes from global warming and many past summaries of weather anyplace are not accurate anymore.
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