agonized
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What if the destruction of your planet left you with a permanent case of agonized alienation, and you became a weird, antisocial loner who hung out in bars drinking alone?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Then the singers froze in place, the lighting changed, and the screaming orchestra and Ms. Loera’s projections of Blanche’s agonized face told the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
I agonized about what to do but never made concrete plans.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
Louis and Claudia terminated the agonized trap in which Lestat caught them at the end of Season 1 but, unnaturally, this is not the end of their dealings with him.
From Salon • May 13, 2024
He agonized over the earthquake his theory would cause.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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