agonize

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Oh, the visitors will agonize over some of the bizarre calls, some deserving of further explanation from the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Refusing even a hint of introspection, she added: “We don’t agonize over what happened. We organize about what comes next.”

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024

When they wed, their fans swoon; when stars divorce, people agonize over what went wrong.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2024

They worked through hundreds of sketches by hand, then transported the design into Adobe Illustrator to agonize over details such as the curvature of the ribbon in its bottom right corner.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

I was afraid I’d deliberate, ruminate, agonize, rationalize, and talk myself into not going.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini